cliabh
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish clíab,[1] from Proto-Celtic *klēbos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cliabh m (genitive singular cléibh, nominative plural cléibh)
- a basket, creel, pannier
- 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 197:
- Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.
- A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.
- breast, bosom, chest, ribs
- wicker frame (as of a boat)
Declension edit
Declension of cliabh
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cliabh | chliabh | gcliabh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “clíab”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 153, page 60
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cliabh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cliabh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cliabh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish clíab, from Proto-Celtic *klēbos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cliabh m (genitive singular clèibh, plural clèibh)
Synonyms edit
- (chest): broilleach
Derived terms edit
- cnàimh a' chlèibh (“breastbone”)
- fiabhras-clèibhe (“pneumonia”)
References edit
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cliabh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN