claon

See also: claon-

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cláen (“stoop, slope, slant”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kl̪ˠeːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /klˠiːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /klˠeːnˠ/, (older) /klˠɤːnˠ/[1]

Noun

claon m (genitive singular claoin, nominative plural claonta)

  1. incline, slope, slant
  2. inclination, tendency
  3. perversity

Declension
Declension of claon

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative claon claonta
Vocative a chlaon a chlaonta
Genitive claoin claonta
Dative claon claonta

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an claon na claonta
Genitive an chlaoin na gclaonta
Dative leis an gclaon

don chlaon

 leis na claonta

Adjective

claon (genitive singular masculine claoin, genitive singular feminine claoine, plural claona, comparative claoine)

  1. inclined, sloping, slanting
  2. bent down, reclining
  3. tending, prone to, partial to
  4. perverse

Derived terms
  • claonas m (“dip”)
  • naomhchlaon (“impartial”, adjective)

Verb

claon (present analytic claonann, future analytic claonfaidh, verbal noun claonadh, past participle claonta)

  1. to incline

Conjugation
conjugation of claon (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present claonaim claonann tú;
claonair†		 claonann sé, sí claonaimid claonann sibh claonann siad;
claonaid†		 a chlaonann; a chlaonas /
a gclaonann*; a gclaonas*		 claontar
past chlaon mé; chlaonas chlaon tú; chlaonais chlaon sé, sí chlaonamar; chlaon muid chlaon sibh; chlaonabhair chlaon siad; chlaonadar a chlaon /
ar chlaon*		 claonadh
past habitual chlaonainn / gclaonainn‡‡ chlaontá / gclaontᇇ chlaonadh sé, sí / gclaonadh sé, s퇇 chlaonaimis; chlaonadh muid / gclaonaimis‡‡; gclaonadh muid‡‡ chlaonadh sibh / gclaonadh sibh‡‡ chlaonaidís; chlaonadh siad / gclaonaidís‡‡; gclaonadh siad‡‡ a chlaonadh /
a gclaonadh*		 chlaontaí / gclaonta퇇
future claonfaidh mé;
claonfad		 claonfaidh tú;
claonfair†		 claonfaidh sé, sí claonfaimid;
claonfaidh muid		 claonfaidh sibh claonfaidh siad;
claonfaid†		 a chlaonfaidh; a chlaonfas /
a gclaonfaidh*; a gclaonfas*		 claonfar
conditional chlaonfainn / gclaonfainn‡‡ chlaonfá / gclaonfᇇ chlaonfadh sé, sí / gclaonfadh sé, s퇇 chlaonfaimis; chlaonfadh muid / gclaonfaimis‡‡; gclaonfadh muid‡‡ chlaonfadh sibh / gclaonfadh sibh‡‡ chlaonfaidís; chlaonfadh siad / gclaonfaidís‡‡; gclaonfadh siad‡‡ a chlaonfadh /
a gclaonfadh*		 chlaonfaí / gclaonfa퇇
subjunctive present go gclaona mé;
go gclaonad†		 go gclaona tú;
go gclaonair†		 go gclaona sé, sí go gclaonaimid;
go gclaona muid		 go gclaona sibh go gclaona siad;
go gclaonaid†		 — go gclaontar
past dá gclaonainn dá gclaontá dá gclaonadh sé, sí dá gclaonaimis;
dá gclaonadh muid		 dá gclaonadh sibh dá gclaonaidís;
dá gclaonadh siad		 — dá gclaontaí
imperative claonaim claon claonadh sé, sí claonaimis claonaigí;
claonaidh†		 claonaidís — claontar
verbal noun claonadh
past participle claonta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
claon chlaon gclaon
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, page 31

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish cláenaid, a denominative verb from Old Irish clóen. Cognate with Irish claon and Manx cleayn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰl̪ˠɯːn/

Verb

claon (past chlaon, future claonaidh, verbal noun claonadh, past participle claonte)

  1. slope, incline
  2. veer
  3. squint
  4. (grammar) decline

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adjective

claon

  1. sloping
  2. oblique
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