cliath fhuirste

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /kʲlʲiˈɔɾˠsˠtʲə/

Noun

cliath fhuirste f (genitive singular cléithe fuirste, nominative plural cliatha fuirste)

1. harrow (device dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil)

Declension

Declension of cliath fhuirste

Second declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cliath fhuirste cliatha fuirste Vocative a chliath fhuirste a chliatha fuirste Genitive cléithe fuirste cliath fuirste Dative cliath fhuirste cléith fhuirste (archaic, dialectal) cliatha fuirste

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an chliath fhuirste na cliatha fuirste Genitive na cléithe fuirste na gcliath fuirste Dative leis an gcliath fhuirste leis an gcléith fhuirste (archaic, dialectal) don chliath fhuirste don chléith fhuirste (archaic, dialectal) leis na cliatha fuirste

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cliath fhuirste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cliath fhuirste”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm