cliathánach
Irish
Etymology
From cliathán + -ach
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈclʲiːhana(x)/[1]
Adjective
cliathánach (genitive singular masculine cliathánaigh, genitive singular feminine cliathánaí, plural cliathánacha, comparative cliathánaí)
- flanking
- lateral (of or pertaining to the side)
- sideways
- broadside
Declension
Declension of cliathánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cliathánach | chliathánach | cliathánacha; chliathánacha² | |
| Vocative | chliathánaigh | cliathánacha | ||
| Genitive | cliathánaí | cliathánacha | cliathánach | |
| Dative | cliathánach; chliathánach¹ | chliathánach; chliathánaigh (archaic) | cliathánacha; chliathánacha² | |
| Comparative | níos cliathánaí | |||
| Superlative | is cliathánaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- carr cliathánach (“sidecar, jaunting car”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cliathánach | chliathánach | gcliathánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “cliathánach” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46