clach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cloch.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰl̪ˠax/

Noun

clach f (dative singular cloich, genitive singular cloiche, plural clachan)

  1. stone
  2. rock
  3. (unit of measure) stone
    clach bhuntàta ― a stone of potatoes
  4. testicle

Derived terms

Verb

clach (past chlach, future clachaidh, verbal noun clachadh, past participle clachte)

  1. stone
    Clach a' bhana-bhuidseach! ― Stone the witch!

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
clachchlach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “clach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cloch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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