claíomh

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Irish

claíomh

Alternative forms

claidheamh, claidhiomh, claoidheamh, cloidheamh, cluidheamh (obsolete)^[1]
cluíomh
claidhmhe (Cois Fharraige)

Etymology

From Old Irish claideb,^[2] from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /kl̪ˠiːvˠ/
(Galway) IPA^(key): /kl̪ˠiːvˠ/, /klˠiːvˠ/
(Mayo) IPA^(key): /kl̪ˠiːw/, /klˠiːw/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈclʲẽːjəvʲ/^[3] (as if spelled cléidhimh)

Noun

claíomh m (genitive singular claímh, nominative plural claimhte or claidhmheacha or claidhmhte)

sword

Declension

Declension of claíomh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	claíomh	claimhte
Vocative	a chlaímh	a chlaimhte
Genitive	claímh	claimhte
Dative	claíomh	claimhte

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an claíomh	na claimhte
Genitive	an chlaímh	na gclaimhte
Dative	leis an gclaíomh don chlaíomh	leis na claimhte

Alternative plural forms: claidhmheacha, claidhmhte

Derived terms

claíomhchruthach (“xiphoid, sword-shaped”, adjective)

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

^ “claíomh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “claideb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 153, page 60

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “claíomh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “claiḋeaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 144

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