clis
Irish edit
Noun edit
clis m
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| clis | chlis | gclis |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
Derived from cleas (“play, trick, feat”) or its source.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
clis (comparative clise)
- (Argyll) quick, swift, agile, nimble, speedy, active
- cho clis ri dealanach ― as fast as lightning
- (date unknown), Alasdair MacFhraing (words), Teàrlach MacAonghais (melody), Mo ghleannan Taobh Loch Lìobhann:
- Air an achadh bheag uain' chaidh lomadh le fàl
Bidh na gillean le 'n camain a' strì ann
'S chan eil buidheann an siorramachd mhòr Earra-Ghàidheal
Tha cho clis ris na suinn taobh Loch Lìobhainn.- On the little green field that was mown by a scythe
The lads will be competing with their shinty sticks
And there isn't a team in the great shire of Argyll
That's as agile as the heroes by Loch Leven.
- On the little green field that was mown by a scythe
Derived terms edit
References edit
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “clis”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN