cleas
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish cles (“feat”). Perhaps ultimately related to cluiche (“joke, game”).[1]
Noun edit
cleas m (genitive singular clis or cleasa, nominative plural cleasa or cleasanna)
- trick
- 27 June 2015, Alan Titley, "Caimléireacht scrúdaithe", The Irish Times
- Is é an cleas is fearr, gan amhras, ná go mbeadh an obair déanta, […]
- The best trick, of course, is that the work is done, […]
- 27 June 2015, Alan Titley, "Caimléireacht scrúdaithe", The Irish Times
- feat
- knack
- act
Declension edit
Declension of cleas
Alternative declension:
Declension of cleas
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- cleasach (“playful, tricky”)
- cleasaí (“joker”)
- lúthchleas (“athletics”)
References edit
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cleas”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
cleas m (genitive singular cleas, nominative plural cleasanna)
- (derogatory) class (of persons), gang
Declension edit
Declension of cleas
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cleas | chleas | gcleas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cles”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cleas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 146
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cleas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cleas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cleas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish cles (“feat”). Perhaps ultimately related to cluich (“joke, game”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cleas m (genitive singular cleasa, plural cleasan)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cleas”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[2], Stirling, →ISBN