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Irish
Noun
claidheamh m (genitive singular claidhimh, nominative plural claidhmhte)
- Superseded spelling of claíomh.
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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claidheamh
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chlaidheamh
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gclaidheamh
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish claideb, from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos.
Pronunciation
Noun
claidheamh m (genitive singular claidheimh, plural claidheamhan or claidhnean)
- sword
- Synonym: slòighre
- Chluich Seumas leis a’ chlaidheamh. ― James played with the sword.
Derived terms
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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claidheamh |
chlaidheamh
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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