clis

Irish

Noun

clis m

1. vocative/genitive singular of cleas

Mutation

Mutated forms of clis

radical	lenition	eclipsis
clis	chlis	gclis

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Derived from cleas (“play, trick, feat”) or its source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰliʃ/

Adjective

clis (comparative clise)

1. (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.

Derived terms

• Na Fir-chlis

References

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “clis”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN