cliabh
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish clíab,[1] from Proto-Celtic *klēbos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cliabh m (genitive singular cléibh, nominative plural cléibh)
- a basket, creel, pannier
- 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 197:
- Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.
- A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.
- breast, bosom, chest, ribs
- wicker frame (as of a boat)
Declension[edit]
Declension of cliabh
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cliabh | chliabh | gcliabh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “clíab”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 153, page 60
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cliabh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cliabh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cliabh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish clíab, from Proto-Celtic *klēbos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cliabh m (genitive singular clèibh, plural clèibh)
Synonyms[edit]
- (chest): broilleach
Derived terms[edit]
- cnàimh a' chlèibh (“breastbone”)
- fiabhras-clèibhe (“pneumonia”)
References[edit]
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cliabh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
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