cliathán
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See also: cliathan
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish clíathán m (“side; loin (of meat)”).[1] By surface analysis, cliath + -án.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /clʲiəˈhɑːn̪ˠ/, /clʲiːˈhɑːn̪ˠ/[2]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈclʲiːhanˠ/, /ˈclʲiːhan̪ˠ/[3]
Noun
[edit]cliathán m (genitive singular cliatháin, nominative plural cliatháin)
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- ar na cliatháin (“on the flanks; on the wings”)
- cíle chliatháin f (“leeboard”)
- cliathán bagúin m (“side of bacon”)
- cliathán den lá m (“a portion of the day”)
- cliathán mairteola m (“side of beef”)
- cliathánach
- cliathánaí
- i leith an chliatháin (“towards the side, sideways”)
- leathchliathán m (“one flank”)
- teacht le cliathán (“to come alongside”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cliathán | chliathán | gcliathán |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “clíathán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 203, page 102
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 119, page 46
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cliathán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN