sligeach

See also: Sligeach

Irish

Etymology

From slige (“shell”) +‎ -ach.

Noun

sligeach m (genitive singular sligigh, nominative plural sligigh)

1. (collective) shells; place abounding in shells

Declension

Declension of sligeach (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative sligeach sligigh vocative a shligigh a shligeacha genitive sligigh sligeach dative sligeach sligigh forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an sligeach na sligigh genitive an tsligigh na sligeach dative leis an sligeach don sligeach leis na sligigh

Derived terms

• Sligeach m (“Sligo”, proper noun)

Mutation

Mutated forms of sligeach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sligeach	shligeach after an, tsligeach	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), “sligeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From slige +‎ -ach.

Adjective

sligeach

1. crustaceous, shelly

Derived terms

• bradan-sligeach

Mutation

Mutation of sligeach

radical	lenition
sligeach	shligeach after "an", t-sligeach

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