sloit

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠl̪ˠʌt̪ˠ/ (as if spelled slot)

Noun

sloit f (genitive singular sloite, nominative plural sloiteanna)

1. (Ulster) wick

   Synonym: buaiceas

   sloit coinnle ― candlewick

Declension

Declension of sloit

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sloit sloiteanna Vocative a shloit a shloiteanna Genitive sloite sloiteanna Dative sloit sloiteanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tsloit na sloiteanna Genitive na sloite na sloiteanna Dative leis an tsloit don tsloit leis na sloiteanna

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “sloit”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sloit”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN