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Irish
Noun
claigeann m (genitive singular claiginn, nominative plural claigne)
- Ulster form of cloigeann
Declension
Mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| claigeann
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chlaigeann
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gclaigeann
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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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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cloicenn (“skull”).
Pronunciation
Noun
claigeann m (genitive singular claiginn, plural claignean)
- skull, pate, cranium, brain-pan
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.