slicht
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle English slight (“bad, of poor quality, also meaning smooth or level”), from Old English sliht (“smooth, level”), from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz. Cognate with Danish slet (“bad, poor, wrong”), Dutch slecht (“bad”), German schlecht (“bad”), Low German slecht (“bad”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
slicht
- (regional, obsolete) Bad, of poor quality (as, goods).
- The copemen here are selling sare slicht goods.
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Anagrams edit
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *slixtus (“track, section”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
slicht m
Inflection edit
Masculine u-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | slicht | slichtL | slechtae |
Vocative | slicht | slichtL | slechtu |
Accusative | slichtN | slichtL | slechtu |
Genitive | slechtoH, slechtaH | slechto, slechta | slechtaeN |
Dative | slichtL | slechtaib | slechtaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
slicht | ṡlicht | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “slicht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language