cliathán
See also: cliathan
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish clíathán m (“side; loin (of meat)”).[1] By surface analysis, cliath + -án.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /clʲiəˈhɑːn̪ˠ/, /clʲiːˈhɑːn̪ˠ/[2]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈclʲiːhanˠ/, /ˈclʲiːhan̪ˠ/[3]
Noun
editcliathán m (genitive singular cliatháin, nominative plural cliatháin)
Declension
editDeclension of cliathán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
edit- ar na cliatháin (“on the flanks; on the wings”)
- cíle chliatháin f (“leeboard”)
- cliathán bagúin m (“side of bacon”)
- cliathán den lá m (“a portion of the day”)
- cliathán mairteola m (“side of beef”)
- cliathánach
- cliathánaí
- i leith an chliatháin (“towards the side, sideways”)
- leathchliathán m (“one flank”)
- teacht le cliathán (“to come alongside”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cliathán | chliathán | gcliathán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “clíathán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 203, page 102
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 119, page 46
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cliathán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN