sligeán

See also: sligean

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

sligeán m (genitive singular sligeáin, nominative plural sligeáin)

  1. alternative form of sliogán (shell)

Declension

Declension of sligeán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sligeán sligeáin
vocative a shligeáin a shligeána
genitive sligeáin sligeán
dative sligeán sligeáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an sligeán na sligeáin
genitive an tsligeáin na sligeán
dative leis an sligeán
don sligeán
leis na sligeáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of sligeán
radical lenition eclipsis
sligeán shligeán
after an, tsligeán
not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 35, page 11
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 432, page 139