claon

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cláen (“stoop, slope, slant”).

Pronunciation

Noun

claon m (genitive singular claoin, nominative plural claonta)

  1. incline, slope, slant
  2. inclination, tendency
  3. perversity

Declension

Declension of claon (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative claon claonta
vocative a chlaon a chlaonta
genitive claoin claonta
dative claon claonta
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an claon na claonta
genitive an chlaoin na gclaonta
dative leis an gclaon
don chlaon 		leis na claonta

Adjective

claon (genitive singular masculine claoin, genitive singular feminine claoine, plural claona, comparative claoine)

  1. inclined, sloping, slanting
  2. bent down, reclining
  3. tending, prone to, partial to
  4. perverse

Derived terms

Verb

claon (present analytic claonann, future analytic claonfaidh, verbal noun claonadh, past participle claonta)

  1. to incline

Conjugation

conjugation of claon (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present claonaim claonann tú;
claonair† 		claonann sé, sí claonaimid claonann sibh claonann siad;
claonaid† 		a chlaonann; a chlaonas /
a gclaonann* 		claontar
past chlaon mé; chlaonas chlaon tú; chlaonais chlaon sé, sí chlaonamar; chlaon muid chlaon sibh; chlaonabhair chlaon siad; chlaonadar a chlaon /
ar chlaon* 		claonadh
past habitual chlaonainn / gclaonainn‡‡ chlaontá / gclaontᇇ chlaonadh sé, sí / gclaonadh sé, s퇇 chlaonaimis; chlaonadh muid / gclaonaimis‡‡; gclaonadh muid‡‡ chlaonadh sibh / gclaonadh sibh‡‡ chlaonaidís; chlaonadh siad / gclaonaidís‡‡; gclaonadh siad‡‡ a chlaonadh /
a gclaonadh* 		chlaontaí / gclaonta퇇
future claonfaidh mé;
claonfad 		claonfaidh tú;
claonfair† 		claonfaidh sé, sí claonfaimid;
claonfaidh muid 		claonfaidh sibh claonfaidh siad;
claonfaid† 		a chlaonfaidh; a chlaonfas /
a gclaonfaidh* 		claonfar
conditional chlaonfainn / gclaonfainn‡‡ chlaonfá / gclaonfᇇ chlaonfadh sé, sí / gclaonfadh sé, s퇇 chlaonfaimis; chlaonfadh muid / gclaonfaimis‡‡; gclaonfadh muid‡‡ chlaonfadh sibh / gclaonfadh sibh‡‡ chlaonfaidís; chlaonfadh siad / gclaonfaidís‡‡; gclaonfadh siad‡‡ a chlaonfadh /
a gclaonfadh* 		chlaonfaí / gclaonfa퇇
subjunctive present go gclaona mé;
go gclaonad† 		go gclaona tú;
go gclaonair† 		go gclaona sé, sí go gclaonaimid;
go gclaona muid 		go gclaona sibh go gclaona siad;
go gclaonaid† 		— go gclaontar
past dá gclaonainn dá gclaontá dá gclaonadh sé, sí dá gclaonaimis;
dá gclaonadh muid 		dá gclaonadh sibh dá gclaonaidís;
dá gclaonadh siad 		— dá gclaontaí
imperative claonaim claon claonadh sé, sí claonaimis claonaigí;
claonaidh† 		claonaidís — claontar
verbal noun claonadh
past participle claonta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of claon
radical lenition eclipsis
claon chlaon gclaon

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish cláenaid, a denominative verb from Old Irish clóen. Cognate with Irish claon and Manx cleayn.

Pronunciation

Verb

claon (past chlaon, future claonaidh, verbal noun claonadh, past participle claonte)

  1. slope, incline
  2. veer
  3. squint
  4. (grammar) decline

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adjective

claon

  1. sloping
  2. oblique
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