sliocht, m. (gs. & pl. sleachta). 1. Mark, trace, track. ~ cos, track of feet. ~ a mhéar, his finger-marks. Ar shliocht ruda, in the track of, following, as a result of, sth. Tá a shliocht air, ‘signs on it’, it is borne out by the result. Bhí a shliocht orthu, d’éirigh an saol leo, the result was apparent, they got on well in life. Beidh a shliocht ort, múinfidh an saol thú, in consequence of that life will teach you a lesson. 2. Offspring, progeny; line, posterity. ~ a sleachta, their children’s children. Ní raibh ~ orthu, they had no issue. Thit an oidhreacht ar a shliocht, the inheritance fell to his descendants. Duine dá shliocht, one of his breed. Ní raibh aon fhear meata ar a shliocht, no man of his stock was a coward. 3. Passage, tract; extract. ~ as leabhar, extract from a book. Lit:Sleachta suadh, learned tracts.