cluiche

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish cluiche.

Pronunciation

Noun

cluiche m (genitive singular cluiche, nominative plural cluichí)

  1. game; joke; playacting; harassment
  2. game, match (in sports, etc.)
  3. shoal (of fish); flock (of seagulls); pack (of dogs, etc.)

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cluiche chluiche gcluiche
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • cluiche” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “cluiche” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "cluiche" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Old Irish

Noun

cluiche n

  1. game, play, sport
  2. jest, sport
  3. feats (of arms, strength)

Inflection

Neuter io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
cluiche chluiche cluiche
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • cluiche” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

cluiche m

  1. genitive singular of cluich
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