claontach

Irish

Etymology

From claonta +‎ -ach.

Adjective

claontach (genitive singular masculine claontaigh, genitive singular feminine claontaí, plural claontacha, comparative claontaí)

1. Alternative form of claonta

Declension

Declension of claontach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	claontach	chlaontach	claontacha; chlaontacha²
Vocative	chlaontaigh		claontacha
Genitive		claontaí	claontacha	claontach
Dative	claontach; chlaontach¹	chlaontach; chlaontaigh (archaic)	claontacha; chlaontacha²
Comparative	níos claontaí
Superlative	is claontaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
claontach	chlaontach	gclaontach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “claonta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN