clúas
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kloustā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”).
Noun
clúas f
- ear
- hearing
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
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Vocative | |||
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: cluas
- Manx: cleaysh
- Scottish Gaelic: cluas
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
clúas | chlúas | clúas pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “clúas” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.