claidheamh

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Irish

Noun

claidheamh m (genitive singular claidhimh, nominative plural claidhmhte)

  1. Superseded spelling of claíomh.

Declension

Declension of claidheamh (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative claidheamh claidhmhte
vocative a chlaidhimh a chlaidhmhte
genitive claidhimh claidhmhte
dative claidheamh claidhmhte
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an claidheamh na claidhmhte
genitive an chlaidhimh na gclaidhmhte
dative leis an gclaidheamh
don chlaidheamh 		leis na claidhmhte

Mutation

Mutated forms of claidheamh
radical lenition eclipsis
claidheamh chlaidheamh gclaidheamh

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish claideb, from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos.

Pronunciation

Noun

claidheamh m (genitive singular claidheimh, plural claidheamhan or claidhnean)

  1. sword
    Synonym: slòighre
    Chluich Seumas leis a’ chlaidheamh. ― James played with the sword.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of claidheamh
radical lenition
claidheamh chlaidheamh

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

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  3. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
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