clár

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish clár, from Proto-Celtic *klāro- (“table”).

Noun

clár m (genitive cláir, nominative plural cláir)

1. board, plank
2. stave
3. table, counter, ledge
4. lid
5. flat shell
6. flat surface
7. (geography) plain
8. table, plane, platform
9. table, list, catalogue, register
10. program, agenda

Declension

Declension of clár

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative clár cláir Vocative a chláir a chlára Genitive cláir clár Dative clár cláir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an clár na cláir Genitive an chláir na gclár Dative leis an gclár don chlár leis na cláir

Derived terms

• clár ábhair
• clár ama
• clár éadain

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
clár	chlár	gclár
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Old Irish

Noun

clár n and m

1. board, plank
2. stave (of a vat or cask)
3. gameboard
4. table
5. writing tablet
6. level expanse
7. table of contents

Descendants

• Irish: clár
• Manx: claare
• Scottish Gaelic: clàr

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
clár	chlár	clár pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.