Irish word

shleamhnaigh

to slip (past of sleamhnaigh)

verbmasculine/ˈ(h)lʲəun̪ˠə/

shleamhnaigh means “to slip (past of sleamhnaigh)” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈ(h)lʲəun̪ˠə/.

Mutation forms

Shleamhnaigh Sami ar an bhfolcadán.

Sami slipped in the tub.

Shleamhnaigh sí is thit ar mhullach a cinn isteach san uisce.

She skidded and fell head-first into the water.

Time

tosaigh

to begin

críochnaigh

finish

níos

lean

to follow

fan

to wait

deir

says

mair

live

cinnte

certain, sure

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