claíomh
Irish
editAlternative forms
edit- claidheamh, claidhiomh, claoidheamh, cloidheamh, cluidheamh (obsolete)[1]
- cluíomh
- claidhmhe (Cois Fharraige)
Etymology
editFrom Old Irish claideb,[2] from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /kl̪ˠiːvˠ/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /kl̪ˠiːvˠ/, /klˠiːvˠ/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /kl̪ˠiːw/, /klˠiːw/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈclʲẽːjəvʲ/[3] (as if spelled cléidhimh)
Noun
editclaíomh m (genitive singular claímh, nominative plural claimhte or claidhmheacha or claidhmhte)
Declension
editDeclension of claíomh
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Alternative plural forms: claidhmheacha, claidhmhte
Derived terms
edit- claíomhchruthach (“xiphoid, sword-shaped”, adjective)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
claíomh | chlaíomh | gclaíomh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ “claíomh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “claideb”, 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) “claíomh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “claiḋeaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 144
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kelh₂-
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish first-declension nouns
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