claí

See also: clai and clăi

Irish

Alternative forms

  • claidhe (obsolete)

Etymology

Originally a variant form of cladh, from Old Irish clad (ditch, trench).

Pronunciation

  • (Aran) IPA(key): /klai/ (corresponding to the form cladh)[1]
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /kl̪ˠai/ (corresponding to the form cladh)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /klˠiə/, /kl̪ˠiə/ (corresponding to the form claidhe)[2]

Noun

claí m (genitive singular claí, nominative plural claíocha)

  1. dry-stone wall
    Synonyms: balla, sconsa
  2. ditch, dike
    Synonyms: port, móta

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
claí chlaí gclaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 153
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62

Further reading

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