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Etymology edit

From English or Scots sleek.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

slíoc (present analytic slíocann, future analytic slíocfaidh, verbal noun slíocadh, past participle slíoctha)

  1. to sleek, smooth
    Synonym: cuimil
  2. to rub down (rub [a horse etc.] from top to bottom)
    Synonym: cuimil
  3. to pat, caress, stroke (an animal)
    Synonym: muirnigh

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Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
slíoc shlíoc
after an, tslíoc
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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