slinn

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish slind, from Proto-Indo-European *splind- (“split”).

Noun

slinn f (genitive singular slinne, nominative plural slinnte or slinntreacha)

1. slate

   Synonym: scláta

2. shingle

Declension

Declension of slinn (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative slinn slinnte vocative a shlinn a shlinnte genitive slinne slinnte dative slinn slinnte forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tslinn na slinnte genitive na slinne na slinnte dative leis an tslinn don tslinn leis na slinnte

• Alternative plural form: slinntreacha

Derived terms

• slinneach
• slinneadóir, slinnteoir
• slinneadóireacht
• slinneán
• slinnghorm
• slinnliath
• slinnteach
• slinnteog

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of slinn

radical	lenition	eclipsis
slinn	shlinn after an, tslinn	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “slinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “slinn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “slinn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024