aclaigh

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare aclaí (supple, limber, agile; smooth, flexible; adroit).

Verb

aclaigh (present analytic aclaíonn, future analytic aclóidh, verbal noun aclú, past participle aclaithe)

  1. (transitive) limber, exercise
  2. (transitive, of leather, etc.) flex, soften

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of aclaigh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aclaigh n-aclaigh haclaigh not applicable

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

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aclaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • aclaigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025