claíomh
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish claideb, from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kl̪ˠiːvˠ/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /kl̪ˠiːvˠ/, /klˠiːvˠ/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /kl̪ˠiːw/, /klˠiːw/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈclʲẽːjəvʲ/[1] (as if spelled cléidhimh)
Noun edit
claíomh m (genitive singular claímh, nominative plural claimhte)
Declension edit
Declension of claíomh
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- claíomhchruthach (“xiphoid, sword-shaped”, adjective)
Mutation edit
Irish 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
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 60
Further reading edit
- “claíomh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “claíomh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “claideb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “claiḋeaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 144