slis

See also: SLIs

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish slis2.

Noun

slis f (genitive singular slise, nominative plural sliseanna)

  1. chip, shaving
  2. sliver, cut, slice
  3. slat, lath
  4. battledore, beetle, bat
  5. thin, hardy person

Declension

Derived terms

Verb

slis (present analytic sliseann, future analytic slisfidh, verbal noun sliseadh, past participle sliste)

  1. to beetle (of clothes, flax)
  2. to beat
  3. to cut, slice (of ball)
  4. to feather (of oar)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
slis shlis
after an, tslis
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish slis, from Proto-Celtic *stlissus.

Noun

slis m

  1. side, wall
  2. slope, side (of mountains)
  3. side, flank (of person or animal)
  4. edge, rim, ridge (of a weapon)
  5. coast, margin, bank
  6. seat, bench
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
Descendants
  • Irish: slios
  • Scottish Gaelic: slios

Etymology 2

From Old Irish sliss, from Proto-Celtic *splid-ti-.

Noun

slis f

  1. shavings, splinters
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
Descendants

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
slisṡlisunchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *stlissus. Cognate with Middle Welsh ystlys.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲl͈ʲis]

Noun

slis m

  1. side, wall
  2. slope, side (of mountains)
  3. side, flank (of person or animal)
  4. edge, rim, ridge (of a weapon)
  5. coast, margin, bank
  6. seat, bench

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative slis slisL slesae
Vocative slis slisL slesu
Accusative slisN slisL slesu
Genitive slesoH, slesaH sleso, slesa slesaeN
Dative slisL slesaib slesaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
slis ṡlis unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish slis2.

Noun

slis f (genitive singular slise, plural slisean)

  1. chip, slice, shave
  2. lath, thin board
  3. spill
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