cliath
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Category:Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#CLIATHCategory:Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱley- (incline)#CLIATHFrom Middle IrishCategory:Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish#CLIATHCategory:Irish terms derived from Middle Irish#CLIATH clíath, from Proto-CelticCategory:Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic#CLIATH *kleitā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#CLIATH *ḱley- (“to lean”). Cognate with French claie and Welsh clwyd.
Noun
cliath f (genitive singular cléithe, nominative plural cliatha)Category:Irish lemmas#CLIATHCategory:Irish nouns#CLIATHCategory:Irish entries with incorrect language header#CLIATHCategory:Irish feminine nouns#CLIATHCategory:Pages with entries#CLIATHCategory:Pages with 2 entries#CLIATH
- hurdle (artificial barrier in a race; movable frame of wattled twigs)
- (musicCategory:ga:Music#CLIATH) staff, stave
- (knittingCategory:ga:Knitting#CLIATH) darning (of socks)
Declension
- Alternative plural: cléitheacha
Derived terms
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “cliaṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 148
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cliath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Noun
cliath fCategory:Irish lemmas#CLIATHCategory:Irish nouns#CLIATHCategory:Irish entries with incorrect language header#CLIATHCategory:Irish feminine nouns#CLIATHCategory:Pages with entries#CLIATHCategory:Pages with 2 entries#CLIATH
- alternative form of clíth
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cliath | chliath | gcliath |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 284
- ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 163, page 62
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Category:Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#CLIATHCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱley- (incline)#CLIATHFrom Middle IrishCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish#CLIATH clíath, from Proto-CelticCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic#CLIATH *kleitā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#CLIATH *ḱley- (“to lean”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cliath f (genitive singular clèithe, plural cliathan)Category:Scottish Gaelic lemmas#CLIATHCategory:Scottish Gaelic nouns#CLIATHCategory:Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header#CLIATHCategory:Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns#CLIATHCategory:Pages with entries#CLIATHCategory:Pages with 2 entries#CLIATHCategory:gd-noun 2
Synonyms
- (shoal): sgaoth
Derived terms
- cliath-bhogsa (“crate”)
- cliath-theine (“fire grate”)
- cliath-uinneige (“lattice, window bars”)
- comharra-clèithe (“grid reference”)
- iùl-clèithe (“grid reference”)
Verb
cliath (past chliath, future cliathaidh, verbal noun cliathadh, past participle cliathte)Category:Scottish Gaelic lemmas#CLIATHCategory:Scottish Gaelic verbs#CLIATHCategory:Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header#CLIATHCategory:Pages with entries#CLIATHCategory:Pages with 2 entries#CLIATH
Mutation
Further reading
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “cliath”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page cliath