sleih

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish slúag, from Old Irish slóg. Cognate with Irish slua and Scottish Gaelic sluagh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sləːi/

Noun

sleih m (genitive singular sleih, no plural)

  1. people, public
    Cha nel mee mastey'n sleih chredjys ooilley chluinnys ad.
    I am not one of those (people) who believe all they hear.
    Dooyrt ymmodee sleih eh.
    Various people said it.
    Myr s'dooie fer, smoo shinney lesh sleih ooilley eh.
    The kinder one is the more one is beloved by everybody.
    Ren sleih credjal dy ren reddyn ceau caslys jeu hene rolaue.
    People believed that things foreshadowed themselves.
    Shegin da jinnair y ve currit da'n sleih shoh ooilley noght.
    All these people will have to be dined tonight.
  2. family, relations
    She teiy yn sleih t'eh.
    He comes of an excellent family.
  3. inhabitants, populace
    Hug ad ny sidooryn ayns thieyn yn sleih.
    They quartered the troops on the inhabitants.
  4. crowd
    Haink sleih dy liooar.
    A sizeable crowd came.
    Hayrn eh cree yn sleih.
    He appealed to the emotions of the crowd.
    Ren mee my raad trooid yn sleih.
    I made my way through the crowd.

Mutation

Mutation of sleih
radical lenition eclipsis
sleih leih
after "yn", tleih		 unchanged

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

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