cliathán

See also: cliathan

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish clíathán m (“side; loin (of meat)”). By surface analysis, cliath +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /clʲiəˈhɑːn̪ˠ/, /clʲiːˈhɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈclʲiːhanˠ/, /ˈclʲiːhan̪ˠ/

Noun

cliathán m (genitive singular cliatháin, nominative plural cliatháin)

1. flank, side

Declension

Declension of cliathán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cliathán cliatháin Vocative a chliatháin a chliathána Genitive cliatháin cliathán Dative cliathán cliatháin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cliathán na cliatháin Genitive an chliatháin na gcliathán Dative leis an gcliathán don chliathán leis na cliatháin

Derived terms

• 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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cliathán	chliathán	gcliathán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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