shliawin
Manx
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish slemon, slemain (“smooth”), from Proto-Celtic *slimnos, from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smear”). Cognate with Irish sleamhain, Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editshliawin (plural shliawney)
Synonyms
edit- (lubricated): smarrit
Derived terms
editMutation
editManx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
shliawin | liawin after "yn", çhliawin |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |