clupaid

Irish

Alternative forms

  • cluipide, clupaide

Etymology

From Old Irish culpait (hood, cowl), from Latin culcita (mattress, pillow).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkl̪ˠʊpˠədʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈklˠʊpˠədʲ/, /ˈkl̪ˠʊpˠədʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈklˠʌpˠədʲə/, /ˈkl̪ˠʌpˠədʲə/[1] (corresponding to the form clupaide)

Noun

clupaid f (genitive singular clupaide, nominative plural clupaidí)

  1. fold, wrinkle (in clothing)

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
clupaid chlupaid gclupaid
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 25

Further reading

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