cliathán

cliathán

See also: cliathan

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish clíathán m (“side; loin (of meat)”), from clíath f.

Noun

cliathán m (genitive singular cliatháin, nominative plural cliatháin)

1. flank, side

Declension

Declension of cliathán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cliathán cliatháin Vocative a chliatháin a chliathána Genitive cliatháin cliathán Dative cliathán cliatháin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cliathán na cliatháin Genitive an chliatháin na gcliathán Dative leis an gcliathán don chliathán leis na cliatháin

Derived terms

• ar na cliatháin (“on the flanks; on the wings”)
• cíle chliatháin f (“leeboard”)
• cliathán bagúin m (“side of bacon”)
• cliathán den lá m (“a portion of the day”)
• cliathán mairteola m (“side of beef”)
• i leith an chliatháin (“towards the side, sideways”)
• leathchliathán m (“one flank”)
• teacht le cliathán (“to come alongside”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cliathán	chliathán	gcliathán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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