claíomh

claíomh

Irish

Alternative forms

• claidheamh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish claideb, from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /klˠiːvˠ/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /klˠiːw/

Noun

claíomh m (genitive singular claímh, nominative plural claimhte)

1. sword

Declension

Declension of claíomh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative claíomh claimhte Vocative a chlaímh a chlaimhte Genitive claímh claimhte Dative claíomh claimhte

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an claíomh na claimhte Genitive an chlaímh na gclaimhte Dative leis an gclaíomh don chlaíomh leis na claimhte

Derived terms

• claíomhchruthach (“xiphoid, sword-shaped”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
claíomh	chlaíomh	gclaíomh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "claíomh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “claideb” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.