Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleiveen

/ˈsliːviːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sleiveen
IPA: /ˈsliːviːn/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dishonest person; a trickster, usually from a rural area.

Example Sentences

"In trust he took John's lands; / Sleiveens were all his race"
"You blackened, filthy sleeveen liar. I curse the living day I ever let you near me."

Etymology

From Irish slíghbhín, slíbhín, with the same meaning; from sliabh (“mountain”) (hence the implication that the person is rural).

Inflected Forms

sleiveens (plural) sleeveen (alternative) sleveen (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce sleiveen?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsliːviːn/.
What does sleiveen mean?: A dishonest person; a trickster, usually from a rural area.
Where does sleiveen come from?: From Irish slíghbhín, slíbhín, with the same meaning; from sliabh (“mountain”) (hence the implication that the person is rural).

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