shliawin
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Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish slemon, slemain (“smooth”), from Proto-Celtic *slimnos, from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smear”). Cognate with Irish sleamhain, Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
shliawin (plural shliawney)
Synonyms[edit]
- (lubricated): smarrit
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||