cliabh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish clíab,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kleibos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cliabh m (genitive singular cléibh, nominative plural cléibh)
Declension
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Quotations
- 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 197:
- Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.
- A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.
Derived terms
- aingíne chléibh
- cliabhán
- cliabhrach
- mála droma cléibh
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cliabh | chliabh | gcliabh |
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), “clíab”, 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 206, page 102
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 174
- ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 93, page 22
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 153, page 60
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cliabh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cliabh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cliabh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish clíab, from Proto-Celtic *kleibos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰliəv/
Noun
cliabh m (genitive singular clèibh, plural clèibh)
Synonyms
- (chest): broilleach
Derived terms
- cnàimh a' chlèibh (“breastbone”)
- fiabhras-clèibhe (“pneumonia”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| cliabh | chliabh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cliabh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN