slua

See also: slửa

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish slúag, from Old Irish slóg,[1] from Proto-Celtic *slougos.

Pronunciation

Noun

slua m (genitive singular slua, nominative plural sluaite)

  1. host, force, army
  2. crowd, multitude, throng
  3. (uncountable) hosting

Declension

Declension of slua (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative slua sluaite
vocative a shlua a shluaite
genitive slua sluaite
dative slua sluaite
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an slua na sluaite
genitive an tslua na sluaite
dative leis an slua
don slua 		leis na sluaite

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: slew

Mutation

Mutated forms of slua
radical lenition eclipsis
slua shlua
after an, tslua 		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. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “slóg, slúag”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 77, page 42
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 208, page 79
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 27, page 14

Further reading

  • A. Palandri, Ú. Bhreathnach, M. Měchura, G. Ó Cleircín, and B. Ó Raghallaigh, (2026), “slua”, in Taisce Chanúintí na Gaeilge - Repository of Irish Dialects‎[1] (in Irish and English), Dublin City University
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “sluaġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 658
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “sluaġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1062; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • “slua”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “slua”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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