Slogan — Lexography

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sluagh · Scottish Gaelic
noun · Scottish Gaelic
Reading: Reading not yet researched
Host, army or multitude.. Host, army or multitude.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected sources.
Scottish Gaelic reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
Gaelic sluagh is the host/army element of sluagh-ghairm. English > Etymology
English slogan is traced to Gaelic sluagh-ghairm, “battle cry.” slogan(n.)
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Scottish Gaelic. LanguageTable row scot1245
gairm · Scottish Gaelic
noun · Scottish Gaelic
Reading: Reading not yet researched
Cry or call.. Cry or call.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected sources.
Scottish Gaelic reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
Gaelic gairm is the cry/call element of sluagh-ghairm. English > Etymology
English slogan is traced to Gaelic sluagh-ghairm, “battle cry.” slogan(n.)
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Scottish Gaelic. LanguageTable row scot1245
sluagh-ghairm · Scottish Gaelic
noun · Scottish Gaelic
Reading: Reading not yet researched
Battle cry used by Scottish Highland or Irish clans.. Battle cry used by Scottish Highland or Irish clans.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected sources.
Scottish Gaelic reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
Gaelic sluagh is the host/army element of sluagh-ghairm. English > Etymology
Gaelic gairm is the cry/call element of sluagh-ghairm. English > Etymology
English slogan is traced to Gaelic sluagh-ghairm, “battle cry.” slogan(n.)
The early English form slogorne is reported from the 1510s for a battle cry. slogan(n.)
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Scottish Gaelic. LanguageTable row scot1245
slogorne · English
noun · English
Reading: Reading not yet researched
Battle cry; an early Anglicized form.. Battle cry; an early Anglicized form.
c. 1510s · early English battle-cry form — Reported English lexical context.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
English slogan is traced to Gaelic sluagh-ghairm, “battle cry.” slogan(n.)
The early English form slogorne is reported from the 1510s for a battle cry. slogan(n.)
English slogan is reported in the 1670s for a battle cry. slogan(n.)
The English entry supplies the modern slogan reading. English > Pronunciation
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293
slogan · English
noun · English
Reading: SLOH-guhn
Battle cry or rallying cry.. Battle cry or rallying cry.
c. 1670s · English slogan battle-cry sense — Reported English context.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
The early English form slogorne is reported from the 1510s for a battle cry. slogan(n.)
English slogan is reported in the 1670s for a battle cry. slogan(n.)
The English entry supplies the modern slogan reading. English > Pronunciation
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293
slogan · English
noun · English
Reading: Reading not yet researched
A distinctive phrase used by a political, commercial or other group.. A distinctive phrase used by a political, commercial or other group.
1704 · English distinctive-phrase sense — Reported English semantic context.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
English slogan is reported in the 1670s for a battle cry. slogan(n.)
The English entry supplies the modern slogan reading. English > Pronunciation
The metaphorical group-phrase sense is attested from 1704. slogan(n.)
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293

Relationships

sluagh → sluagh-ghairm: derivation, documented. Gaelic sluagh is the host/army element. English > Etymology slogan(n.)

gairm → sluagh-ghairm: derivation, documented. Gaelic gairm is the cry/call element. English > Etymology slogan(n.)

sluagh-ghairm → slogorne: borrowing, documented. The Gaelic battle cry enters English in early Anglicized forms. slogan(n.)slogan(n.)

slogorne → slogan: inheritance, qualified. Later English slogan continues the early English battle-cry form. slogan(n.)slogan(n.)English > Pronunciation

slogan → slogan: semantic-change, documented. The rallying cry broadens to a distinctive phrase used by a group or cause. slogan(n.)English > Pronunciation

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01Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Scottish Gaelic.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row scot1245
Source passage
Reference record
scot1245 · Scottish Gaelic · Latitude 56.7574 · Longitude -5.24366
LanguageTable row scot1245; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient Scottish Gaelic reference region; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation
02Gaelic sluagh is the host/army element of sluagh-ghairm.
Source
Wiktionary — sloganWiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Gaelic sluagh is the host/army element of sluagh-ghairm.
English > Etymology
Qualification Source-supported
The cited section supports this bounded lexical statement; it does not establish every use, date or transmission event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography selects this account for the named form or sense; wording and presentation are editorial.
Checked 2026-09-14. Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0 / GFDL; current page inspected, attributed summaries only; no full article redistributed.
03Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Scottish Gaelic.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row scot1245
Source passage
Reference record
scot1245 · Scottish Gaelic · Latitude 56.7574 · Longitude -5.24366
LanguageTable row scot1245; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient Scottish Gaelic reference region; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation
04Gaelic gairm is the cry/call element of sluagh-ghairm.
Source
Wiktionary — sloganWiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Gaelic gairm is the cry/call element of sluagh-ghairm.
English > Etymology
Qualification Source-supported
The cited section supports this bounded lexical statement; it does not establish every use, date or transmission event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography selects this account for the named form or sense; wording and presentation are editorial.
Checked 2026-09-14. Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0 / GFDL; current page inspected, attributed summaries only; no full article redistributed.
05Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Scottish Gaelic.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row scot1245
Source passage
Reference record
scot1245 · Scottish Gaelic · Latitude 56.7574 · Longitude -5.24366
LanguageTable row scot1245; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient Scottish Gaelic reference region; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation
06English slogan is traced to Gaelic sluagh-ghairm, “battle cry.”
Source
slogan — EtymologyOnline Etymology Dictionaryslogan(n.)
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
English slogan is traced to Gaelic sluagh-ghairm, “battle cry.”
slogan(n.)
Qualification Source-supported
The cited section supports this bounded lexical statement; it does not establish every use, date or transmission event.
What Lexography infers
Show the Gaelic compound before the English forms.
Checked 2026-09-14. Linked source retains its copyright. Brief original factual paraphrases only; no full article redistributed.
07Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row stan1293
Source passage
Reference record
stan1293 · English · Latitude 53.0 · Longitude -1.0
LanguageTable row stan1293; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient English reference region / Britain; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation
08The early English form slogorne is reported from the 1510s for a battle cry.
Source
slogan — EtymologyOnline Etymology Dictionaryslogan(n.)
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The early English form slogorne is reported from the 1510s for a battle cry.
slogan(n.)
Qualification Qualified
The spelling is an English witness and does not provide a direct phonetic transcription of Gaelic.
What Lexography infers
Keep early spelling and later standardized slogan separate.
Checked 2026-09-14. Linked source retains its copyright. Brief original factual paraphrases only; no full article redistributed.
09Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row stan1293
Source passage
Reference record
stan1293 · English · Latitude 53.0 · Longitude -1.0
LanguageTable row stan1293; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient English reference region / Britain; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation
10English slogan is reported in the 1670s for a battle cry.
Source
slogan — EtymologyOnline Etymology Dictionaryslogan(n.)
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
English slogan is reported in the 1670s for a battle cry.
slogan(n.)
Qualification Qualified
The 1670s date is an English context, not a new borrowing event.
What Lexography infers
Use the standardized English battle-cry stage.
Checked 2026-09-14. Linked source retains its copyright. Brief original factual paraphrases only; no full article redistributed.
11The English entry supplies the modern slogan reading.
Source
Wiktionary — sloganWiktionary contributorsEnglish > Pronunciation
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The English entry supplies the modern slogan reading.
English > Pronunciation
Qualification Source-supported
The cited section supports this bounded lexical statement; it does not establish every use, date or transmission event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography selects this account for the named form or sense; wording and presentation are editorial.
Checked 2026-09-14. Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0 / GFDL; current page inspected, attributed summaries only; no full article redistributed.
12Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row stan1293
Source passage
Reference record
stan1293 · English · Latitude 53.0 · Longitude -1.0
LanguageTable row stan1293; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient English reference region / Britain; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation
13The metaphorical group-phrase sense is attested from 1704.
Source
slogan — EtymologyOnline Etymology Dictionaryslogan(n.)
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The metaphorical group-phrase sense is attested from 1704.
slogan(n.)
Qualification Qualified
This is an English semantic extension from rallying cry to memorable phrase.
What Lexography infers
Keep modern group, political and advertising uses as semantic developments.
Checked 2026-09-14. Linked source retains its copyright. Brief original factual paraphrases only; no full article redistributed.