clár

See also: clar, clàr, Clár, and clâr

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish clár, from Proto-Celtic *klāros, *klārom (“table”).

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /klˠɑːɾˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /klˠæːɾˠ/

Noun

clár m (genitive singular cláir, nominative plural cláir or cláracha)

Declension

Declension of clár

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	clár	cláir
Vocative	a chláir	a chlára
Genitive	cláir	clár
Dative	clár	cláir

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an clár	na cláir
Genitive	an chláir	na gclár
Dative	leis an gclár don chlár	leis na cláir

Alternative plural: cláracha (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

aerachlár (“aeroboard”)
ainmchlár (“nameplate”)
amchlár, clár ama, tráthchlár (“timetable”)
ardchlár (“plateau, tableland”)
ballachlár (“wallboard”)
béabharchlár (“beaverboard”)
biachlár (“menu”)
bloc-chlár (“blockboard”)
cailc-chlár, clár cailc (“chalkboard”)
cairtchlár (“cardboard”)
caschlár (“turntable”)
cisealchlár (“bedding plane”)
clár ábhair (“table of contents”)
clár aimsire (“weatherboard”)
clár aráin (“breadboard”)
clár dubh (“blackboard”)
clár éadain (“forehead”)
clár fichille (“chessboard”)
clárpháipéar (“paper boards”)
clár toinne, tonnchlár (“surfboard”)
clibchlár (“tagboard”)
cornchlár (“sideboard”)
crua-chlár (“hardboard”)
cruitchlár (“harpsichord”)
cúlchlár (“backboard”)
éadach cláir (“table-cloth”)
eochairchlár, luibheanchlár (“keyboard”)
fáisc-chlár (“clipboard”)
feidhmchlár (“application”)
fochlár (“subprogramme”)
fuaimchlár (“sounding board”)
gnéchlár (“feature”)
lasc-chlár (“switchboard”)
lingchlár (“springboard”)
maoschlár, uiscechlár (“water table”)
máthairchlár (“motherboard”)
méarchlár (“keyboard; manual”)
micreachlár (“microprogram”)
oighearchlár (“ice shelf”)
ollchlár (“omnibus”)
pionnachlár (“pegboard; wrest block”)
plánchlár (“plane table”)
plástarchlár (“plasterboard”)
ríomhchlár (“computer program”)
roghchlár (“menu”)
scórchlár (“scoreboard”)
síonchlár (“weatherboard, clapboard”)
slischlár (“chipboard”)
sobalchlár (“soap opera”)
sraithchlár (“serial”)
sreabhchlár (“flow chart”)
téadchlár (“dulcimer”)
treochlár (“road map”)
tuíchlár (“strawboard”)
uainchlár (“roster, rota”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
clár	chlár	gclár
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *klārom (“table”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /klaːr/

Noun

clár n or m

Inflection

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

Descendants

Irish: clár
Manx: claare
Scottish Gaelic: clàr

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
clár	chlár	clár pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“clár” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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