sliogán
Irish
Alternative forms
- sligeán
Etymology
From Middle Irish *slicén, in origin a diminutive of slice (“shell”).
Declension
Declension of sliogán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- aol sliogán (“shell-lime”)
- sliogán bó leid (“sea-bean, tropical drift seed”)
- sliogán dubh (“mussel”)
- sliogán mara (“scallop; seashell”)
- sliogán trá (“seashell”)
- sliogánach (“testacean; shelled, testaceous”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sliogán | shliogán after an, tsliogán |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “sliogán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “slicén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “sliogán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “sliogán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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