HeyRuaHow to say “slaughter” in Irish
- Irish:
- sléacht
- English:
- slaughter
- Word type:
- noun
- Gender:
- masculine, third declension
- Pronunciation:
- “shlaykht” /ʃlʲeːxt̪/
- Plural:
- sléachtanna (slaughters)
- Genitive singular:
- sléachta, an tsléachta (e.g. láthair an tsléachta, the scene of the massacre)
- Genitive plural:
- sléachtanna, na sléachtanna (e.g. cuimhne na sléachtanna, the memory of the massacres)
What does “sléacht” mean?
- slaughter
- The killing of a large number of people or animals at once.Also: massacre, carnage, butchery.
“Sléacht” with the article
The plural of slaughter in Irish is sléachtanna. Here is sléacht after the article (an t-alt), in the singular and the plural.
“Sléacht” in a sentence: Irish examples
Common Irish sentences using sléacht, the Irish word for slaughter.
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Slaughter in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for slaughter?
The Irish for slaughter is sléacht (pronounced “shlaykht”). It’s a masculine noun and the plural is sléachtanna.
How do you pronounce sléacht in Irish?
Sléacht is said like “shlaykht” (IPA /ʃlʲeːxt̪/).
What is the plural of slaughter in Irish?
The plural of sléacht is sléachtanna; with the article, na sléachtanna means “the slaughters”. The genitive plural is sléachtanna, as in cuimhne na sléachtanna (the memory of the massacres).
Why does sléacht change to shléacht?
After words like mo (my) and do (your) the first letter is lenited: mo shléacht. After ár (our) it stays ár sléacht, because s does not take eclipsis.
What is the difference between 'sléacht' and 'ár'?
Both mean slaughter; 'ár' is the more common word in phrases like 'ár a dhéanamh', while 'sléacht' is somewhat literary and suits massacres.
