claontach
Irish
Etymology
From claonta + -ach.
Adjective
claontach (genitive singular masculine claontaigh, genitive singular feminine claontaí, plural claontacha, comparative claontaí)
- Alternative form of claonta
Declension
Declension of claontach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | claontach | chlaontach | claontacha; chlaontacha² | |
Vocative | chlaontaigh | claontacha | ||
Genitive | claontaí | claontacha | claontach | |
Dative | claontach; chlaontach¹ | chlaontach; chlaontaigh (archaic) | claontacha; chlaontacha² | |
Comparative | níos claontaí | |||
Superlative | is claontaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
claontach | chlaontach | gclaontach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "claonta" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.