cladach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish cladach (“stony shore”).
Noun edit
cladach m (genitive singular cladaigh, nominative plural cladaí)
- (geography) shore; beach
- Synonym: trá
- (sailing, etc.) (rocky) foreshore
- Synonym: trá
- (biology) littoral
- bank; heap, quantity
Declension edit
Declension of cladach
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- cladach ardaithe (“raised beach”)
- cladach locha (“lake shore”)
- cladach (na) farraige (“(the) sea-shore”)
- cladach rónta (“shoal of seals”)
- cladach tine (“hearthstone; front of fireplace”)
- cois cladaigh (“by the (sea-)shore”)
- fo-chladach (“sublittoral”, noun)
- fo-chladachúil (“sublittoral”, adjective)
- iascaireacht chladaigh (“rock-fishing”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cladach | chladach | gcladach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cladach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 cladach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “cladach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cladach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish cladach (“stony shore”).
Noun edit
cladach m (genitive singular cladaich, plural cladaichean)
- anything scattered
- sandy plain
- channel of a river
- death, destruction
Derived terms edit
- cladach leis m (“lee shore”)
- iolair-chladaich
- maor-cladaich
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
cladach | chladach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “cladach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 cladach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language