cliabhán
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish clíabán. By surface analysis, cliabh + -án.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /clʲiːˈvˠɑːn̪ˠ/[1]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈclʲiəwɑːnˠ/, /ˈclʲiəwɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈclʲiəwanˠ/, /ˈclʲiəwan̪ˠ/[2]
Noun edit
cliabhán m (genitive singular cliabháin, nominative plural cliabháin)
Declension edit
Declension of cliabhán
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 |
cliabhán | chliabhán | gcliabhán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 75
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cliabhán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN