clár
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish clár,[1] from Proto-Celtic *klārom (“table”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /kl̪ˠɑːɾˠ/[2], /klˠɑːɾˠ/[3]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /klˠaːɾˠ/, /kl̪ˠaːɾˠ/[4]
Noun
clár m (genitive singular cláir, nominative plural cláir or cláracha)
- board, plank
- stave (narrow strip of wood)
- lid (top or cover of a container)
- (politics) platform (political stance on a broad set of issues)
- catalogue, register
- program, agenda
Declension
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- Alternative plural: cláracha (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
- aerachlár (“aeroboard”)
- ainmchlár (“nameplate”)
- amchlár (“timetable”)
- ardchlár (“plateau, tableland”)
- ballachlár (“wallboard”)
- béabharchlár (“beaverboard”)
- biachlár (“menu”)
- bloc-chlár (“blockboard”)
- cailc-chlár (“chalkboard”)
- cairtchlár (“cardboard”)
- caschlár (“turntable”)
- cisealchlár (“bedding plane”)
- clár ábhair (“table of contents”)
- clár aimsire (“weatherboard”)
- clár ama (“timetable”)
- clár aráin (“breadboard”)
- clár cailc (“chalkboard”)
- clár dubh (“blackboard”)
- clár éadain (“forehead”)
- clár fichille (“chessboard”)
- clár sciorta (“skirting-board”)
- clár toinne (“surfboard”)
- clárpháipéar (“paper boards”)
- clibchlár (“tagboard”)
- cornchlár (“sideboard”)
- crua-chlár (“hardboard”)
- cruitchlár (“harpsichord”)
- cúlchlár (“backboard”)
- éadach cláir (“table-cloth”)
- eochairchlár (“keyboard”)
- fáisc-chlár (“clipboard”)
- feidhmchlár (“application”)
- fochlár (“subprogramme”)
- fuaimchlár (“sounding board”)
- gnéchlár (“feature”)
- lasc-chlár (“switchboard”)
- lingchlár (“springboard”)
- luibheanchlár (“keyboard”)
- maoschlár (“water table”)
- máthairchlár (“motherboard”)
- méarchlár (“keyboard; manual”)
- micreachlár (“microprogram”)
- oighearchlár (“ice shelf”)
- ollchlár (“omnibus”)
- pionnachlár (“pegboard; wrest block”)
- plánchlár (“plane table”)
- plástarchlár (“plasterboard”)
- ríomhchlár (“computer program”)
- roghchlár (“menu”)
- scórchlár (“scoreboard”)
- síonchlár (“weatherboard, clapboard”)
- slischlár (“chipboard”)
- sobalchlár (“soap opera”)
- sraithchlár (“serial”)
- sreabhchlár (“flow chart”)
- téadchlár (“dulcimer”)
- tonnchlár (“surfboard”)
- tráthchlár (“timetable”)
- treochlár (“road map”)
- tuíchlár (“strawboard”)
- uainchlár (“roster, rota”)
- uiscechlár (“water table”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| clár | chlár | gclár |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “clár”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 17, page 27
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 153
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 410, page 135
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “clár”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 146
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clár”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *klārom (“plank, board, table”) (compare Proto-Brythonic *klọr), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂ro- (“plank”) (compare Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros, “lot, piece of wood for casting lots”)), probably from *kelh₂- (“to cut down”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klaːr/
Noun
clár n
- board, plank
- stave (of a vat or cask)
- gameboard
- table
- writing tablet
- level expanse
- table of contents
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | clárN | clárN | clárL, clára |
| vocative | clárN | clárN | clárL, clára |
| accusative | clárN | clárN | clárL, clára |
| genitive | cláirL | clár | clárN |
| dative | clárL | cláraib | cláraib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| clár | chlár | clár pronounced with /ɡ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “clár”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 206-7