"sleamhain" meaning in Irish

See sleamhain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʃlʲaunʲ/ [Munster], /ˈʃlʲawənʲ/ [Munster], /ˈʃl̠ʲãuwənʲ/ [Connacht, Ulster]
Etymology: From Old Irish slemon, from Proto-Celtic *slimnos, from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smear”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn, Manx shliawin, Welsh llyfn (“smooth”), Old Breton limn, English slip. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|slemon}} Old Irish slemon, {{inh|ga|cel-pro|*slimnos}} Proto-Celtic *slimnos, {{der|ga|ine-pro|*sley-|t=smear}} Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smear”), {{cog|gd|sleamhainn}} Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn, {{cog|gv|shliawin}} Manx shliawin, {{cog|cy|llyfn||smooth}} Welsh llyfn (“smooth”), {{cog|obt|limn}} Old Breton limn, {{cog|en|slip}} English slip Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective||{{{gsm}}}|genitive singular feminine|sleamhaine||{{{gsf2}}}|plural|sleamhna||{{{pl2}}}|comparative|sleamhaine|||head=}} sleamhain (genitive singular feminine sleamhaine, plural sleamhna, comparative sleamhaine), {{ga-adj|comp=~e|gsf=~e|pl=sleamhna}} sleamhain (genitive singular feminine sleamhaine, plural sleamhna, comparative sleamhaine) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: sleamhaine [feminine, genitive, singular], sleamhna [plural], sleamhaine [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], nominative [positive], sleamhain [masculine, singular], sleamhna [plural], shleamhna [plural], vocative [positive], genitive [positive], sleamhaine [feminine, singular], sleamhna [plural, strong], sleamhain [plural, weak], dative [positive], shleamhain [masculine, singular], shleamhain [feminine, singular], níos sleamhaine [comparative], is sleamhaine [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], sleamhain [error-unrecognized-form], shleamhain [error-unrecognized-form], tsleamhain [error-unrecognized-form], - [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. slippery, smooth Derived forms: sleamhnachán (english: smooth spot) [masculine], sleamhnánach (english: smooth, slippery) [adjective], sleamhnánaí (english: sly one) [masculine], sleamhnóg (english: butterfish) [feminine] Related terms: sleamhaine (english: slipperiness), sleamhnaigh (english: to slip, to slide), sleamhnán (english: slide; sledge)
    Sense id: en-sleamhain-ga-adj-FAR922wd Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "slemon"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish slemon",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*slimnos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *slimnos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*sley-",
        "t": "smear"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smear”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sleamhainn"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gv",
        "2": "shliawin"
      },
      "expansion": "Manx shliawin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "llyfn",
        "3": "",
        "4": "smooth"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh llyfn (“smooth”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "obt",
        "2": "limn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Breton limn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "slip"
      },
      "expansion": "English slip",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish slemon, from Proto-Celtic *slimnos, from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smear”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn, Manx shliawin, Welsh llyfn (“smooth”), Old Breton limn, English slip.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sleamhaine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sleamhna",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sleamhaine",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nominative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sleamhain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sleamhna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shleamhna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vocative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genitive",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sleamhaine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sleamhna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sleamhain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shleamhain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shleamhain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "níos sleamhaine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is sleamhaine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sleamhain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shleamhain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsleamhain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "sleamhna",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl2}}}",
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        "14": "sleamhaine",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{gsm}}}",
        "5": "genitive singular feminine",
        "6": "sleamhaine",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{gsf2}}}",
        "9": "plural",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "~e",
        "gsf": "~e",
        "pl": "sleamhna"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "smooth spot",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sleamhnachán"
        },
        {
          "english": "smooth, slippery",
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
          "word": "sleamhnánach"
        },
        {
          "english": "sly one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sleamhnánaí"
        },
        {
          "english": "butterfish",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sleamhnóg"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "slippery, smooth"
      ],
      "id": "en-sleamhain-ga-adj-FAR922wd",
      "links": [
        [
          "slippery",
          "slippery"
        ],
        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "slipperiness",
          "word": "sleamhaine"
        },
        {
          "english": "to slip, to slide",
          "word": "sleamhnaigh"
        },
        {
          "english": "slide; sledge",
          "word": "sleamhnán"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃlʲaunʲ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃlʲawənʲ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃl̠ʲãuwənʲ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht",
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sleamhain"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "smooth spot",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sleamhnachán"
    },
    {
      "english": "smooth, slippery",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "sleamhnánach"
    },
    {
      "english": "sly one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sleamhnánaí"
    },
    {
      "english": "butterfish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sleamhnóg"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "slemon"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish slemon",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*slimnos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *slimnos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*sley-",
        "t": "smear"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smear”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sleamhainn"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gv",
        "2": "shliawin"
      },
      "expansion": "Manx shliawin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "llyfn",
        "3": "",
        "4": "smooth"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh llyfn (“smooth”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "obt",
        "2": "limn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Breton limn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "slip"
      },
      "expansion": "English slip",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish slemon, from Proto-Celtic *slimnos, from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smear”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn, Manx shliawin, Welsh llyfn (“smooth”), Old Breton limn, English slip.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sleamhaine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sleamhna",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sleamhaine",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nominative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sleamhain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sleamhna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shleamhna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vocative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genitive",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sleamhaine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sleamhna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sleamhain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shleamhain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shleamhain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "níos sleamhaine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is sleamhaine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sleamhain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shleamhain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsleamhain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "sleamhna",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "13": "comparative",
        "14": "sleamhaine",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{gsm}}}",
        "5": "genitive singular feminine",
        "6": "sleamhaine",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{gsf2}}}",
        "9": "plural",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sleamhain (genitive singular feminine sleamhaine, plural sleamhna, comparative sleamhaine)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "~e",
        "gsf": "~e",
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      },
      "expansion": "sleamhain (genitive singular feminine sleamhaine, plural sleamhna, comparative sleamhaine)",
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    }
  ],
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      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
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  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "slipperiness",
      "word": "sleamhaine"
    },
    {
      "english": "to slip, to slide",
      "word": "sleamhnaigh"
    },
    {
      "english": "slide; sledge",
      "word": "sleamhnán"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish adjectives",
        "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
        "Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "slippery, smooth"
      ],
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        [
          "slippery",
          "slippery"
        ],
        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃlʲaunʲ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃlʲawənʲ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃl̠ʲãuwənʲ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht",
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sleamhain"
}

Download raw JSONL data for sleamhain meaning in Irish (4.7kB)

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  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "sleamhain",
  "trace": ""
}

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