cluain
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish clúain, from Proto-Celtic *klownis.
Noun
cluain f (genitive singular cluana, nominative plural cluainte or cluanta)
- meadow
- Synonym: móinéar
- after-grass
Declension
Declension of cluain
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative plural: cluanta
Derived terms
- Cluain f (“Cloyne”)
- Cluain Fearta f (“Clonfert”)
- Cluain Meala f (“Clonmel”)
- Cluain Mhic Nóis f (“Clonmacnoise”)
- cluanóg f (“grassy patch or nook”)
Descendants
- → English: Cloyne
Etymology 2
From Old Irish clúain.
Declension
Declension of cluain
Third declension
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Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- cluanach (“deceitful; beguiling, flattering”, adjective)
- cluanaire m, cluanaí m (“deceiver, flatterer”)
- cluain chliceála f (“clickbait”)
- colúr cluana m (“stool-pigeon”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cluain | chluain | gcluain |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cluain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cluain” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cluain” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “clúain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “clúain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21
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