cliabh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish clíab.
Noun
cliabh m (genitive singular cléibh, nominative plural cléibh)
- a basket, creel, pannier
- 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 197:
- Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.
- A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.
- Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.
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- breast, bosom, chest, ribs
- wicker frame (as of a boat)
Declension
Declension of cliabh
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- aingíne chléibh (“angina pectoris”)
- cliabhán (“cradle, crib, cot”)
- mála droma cléibh (“frame rucksack”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cliabh | chliabh | gcliabh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “clíab” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- "cliabh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “cliabh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cliabh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish clíab.
Pronunciation
Noun
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| cliabh | chliabh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Synonyms
- (chest): broilleach
Derived terms
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