clú

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See also: clu and CLU

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish clú (“fame”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *klowos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos.

Pronunciation

Noun

clú m (genitive singular clú)

  1. honour (favourable reputation)
  2. praise (commendation)
  3. fame (state of being famous), renown
    Synonym: alladh

Declension

Declension of clú (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative clú
vocative a chlú
genitive clú
dative clú
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an clú
genitive an chlú
dative leis an gclú
don chlú

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of clú
radical lenition eclipsis
clú chlú gclú

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 clú”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 121, page 65
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 154
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 45, page 20

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *klowos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos.

Pronunciation

Noun

clú n (genitive clúe)

  1. fame (state of being famous)

Inflection

Neuter s-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative clúN clúN clúeL
Vocative clúN clúN clúeL
Accusative clúN clúN clúeL
Genitive clúeL clúe clúeN
Dative clúL clúib clúib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: clú
  • Scottish Gaelic: cliù

Mutation

Mutation of clú
radical lenition nasalization
clú chlú clú
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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