claíomh

Irish

claíomh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish claideb, from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kl̪ˠiːvˠ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /kl̪ˠiːvˠ/, /klˠiːvˠ/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /kl̪ˠiːw/, /klˠiːw/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈclʲẽːjəvʲ/[1] (as if spelled cléidhimh)

Noun

claíomh m (genitive singular claímh, nominative plural claimhte)

  1. sword

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
claíomh chlaíomh gclaíomh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 153, page 60

Further reading

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