claí
See also: clai and clăi
Irish
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claí sa Dhún Bheag i gCorca Dhuibhne
Alternative forms
- claidhe (obsolete)
Etymology
Originally a variant form of cladh, from Old Irish clad (“ditch, trench”).
Pronunciation
- (Aran) IPA(key): /klai/ (corresponding to the form cladh)[1]
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /kl̪ˠai/ (corresponding to the form cladh)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /klˠiə/, /kl̪ˠiə/ (corresponding to the form claidhe)[2]
Noun
claí m (genitive singular claí, nominative plural claíocha)
- dry-stone wall
- Synonyms: balla, sconsa
- ditch, dike
- Synonyms: port, móta
Declension
Declension of claí
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plurals: claíonna (Cois Fharraige), clathacha (West Muskerry)
Derived terms
- bíonn cluasa ar na claíocha (“walls have ears”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
claí | chlaí | gclaí |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 153.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “claí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “claide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “claiḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 143
- Entries containing “claí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “claí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.