clár

See also: clar, clàr, Clár, and clâr

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /klˠɑːɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /klˠæːɾˠ/

Noun

clár m (genitive singular cláir, nominative plural cláir or cláracha)

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

• Alternative plural: cláracha (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

• aerachlár (“aeroboard”)
• ainmchlár (“nameplate”)
• amchlár (“timetable”)
• ardchlár (“plateau, tableland”)
• ballachlár (“wallboard”)
• béabharchlár (“beaverboard”)
• biachlár (“menu”)
• bloc-chlár (“blockboard”)
• cailc-chlár (“chalkboard”)
• cairtchlár (“cardboard”)
• caschlár (“turntable”)
• cisealchlár (“bedding plane”)
• clár ábhair (“table of contents”)
• clár aimsire (“weatherboard”)
• clár ama (“timetable”)
• clár aráin (“breadboard”)
• clár cailc (“chalkboard”)
• clár dubh (“blackboard”)
• clár éadain (“forehead”)
• clár fichille (“chessboard”)
• clár sciorta (“skirting-board”)
• clár toinne (“surfboard”)
• clárpháipéar (“paper boards”)
• clibchlár (“tagboard”)
• cornchlár (“sideboard”)
• crua-chlár (“hardboard”)
• cruitchlár (“harpsichord”)
• cúlchlár (“backboard”)
• éadach cláir (“table-cloth”)
• eochairchlár (“keyboard”)
• fáisc-chlár (“clipboard”)
• feidhmchlár (“application”)
• fochlár (“subprogramme”)
• fuaimchlár (“sounding board”)
• gnéchlár (“feature”)
• lasc-chlár (“switchboard”)
• lingchlár (“springboard”)
• luibheanchlár (“keyboard”)
• maoschlár (“water table”)
• máthairchlár (“motherboard”)
• méarchlár (“keyboard; manual”)
• micreachlár (“microprogram”)
• oighearchlár (“ice shelf”)
• ollchlár (“omnibus”)
• pionnachlár (“pegboard; wrest block”)
• plánchlár (“plane table”)
• plástarchlár (“plasterboard”)
• ríomhchlár (“computer program”)
• roghchlár (“menu”)
• scórchlár (“scoreboard”)
• síonchlár (“weatherboard, clapboard”)
• slischlár (“chipboard”)
• sobalchlár (“soap opera”)
• sraithchlár (“serial”)
• sreabhchlár (“flow chart”)
• téadchlár (“dulcimer”)
• tonnchlár (“surfboard”)
• tráthchlár (“timetable”)
• treochlár (“road map”)
• tuíchlár (“strawboard”)
• uainchlár (“roster, rota”)
• uiscechlár (“water table”)

 

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.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “clár”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “clár”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 146
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clár”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *klārom (“plank, board, table”) (compare Proto-Brythonic *klọr), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂ro- (“plank”) (compare Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros, “lot, piece of wood for casting lots”)), probably from *kelh₂- (“to cut down”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klaːr/

Noun

clár n or 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

Inflection

Neuter o-stem, masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

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.

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “clár”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 206-7