slios

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish slis (“side, slope”), from Old Irish slis, from Proto-Celtic *stlissus.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ʃlʲɪsˠ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ʃl̠ʲɪsˠ/

Noun

slios m (genitive singular sleasa, nominative plural sleasa)

1. side
2. inclination, slope
3. bent
4. (marginal) strip

Declension

Declension of slios (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative slios sleasa vocative a shlios a shleasa genitive sleasa slios dative slios sleasa forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an slios na sleasa genitive an tsleasa na slios dative leis an slios don slios leis na sleasa

Mutation

Mutated forms of slios

radical	lenition	eclipsis
slios	shlios after an, tslios	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), “slios”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “slios”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “slios”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish slis (“side, slope”), from Old Irish slis, from Proto-Celtic *stlissus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃlis̪/

Noun

slios m (genitive singular sliosa, plural sliosan)

1. side
2. (anatomy) side, flank
3. (geography) side of a country
4. extending, sloping declivity
5. (geography) coast, border, edge
6. drag rope, trace
7. slap on the side of the head

Derived terms

• slios-phairilis

Mutation

Mutation of slios

radical	lenition
slios	shlios after "an", t-slios

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