clogás
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From clog (“bell”) + cás (“case, container”).
Noun edit
clogás m (genitive singular clogáis, nominative plural clogáis)
- bell tower, belfry
- c. 1480 The Gaelic Maundeville, Irish translation of John Mandeville's Travels
- tor álainn mur clogcás aran táob tíar di
- a fair tower for bells
- c. 1480 The Gaelic Maundeville, Irish translation of John Mandeville's Travels
Declension edit
Declension of clogás
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- clocásach (“towered, with a tower or belfry”, adjective)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
clogás | chlogás | gclogás |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clogás”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “clocás”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “clogás” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “clogás” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.