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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cláen (“stoop, slope, slant”).
Pronunciation
Noun
claon m (genitive singular claoin, nominative plural claonta)
- incline, slope, slant
- inclination, tendency
- perversity
Declension
Adjective
claon (genitive singular masculine claoin, genitive singular feminine claoine, plural claona, comparative claoine)
- inclined, sloping, slanting
- bent down, reclining
- tending, prone to, partial to
- perverse
Derived terms
Verb
claon (present analytic claonann, future analytic claonfaidh, verbal noun claonadh, past participle claonta)
- to incline
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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claonaim
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claonann tú; claonair†
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claonann sé, sí
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claonaimid
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claonann sibh
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claonann siad; claonaid†
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a chlaonann; a chlaonas / a gclaonann*; a gclaonas*
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claontar
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past
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chlaon mé; chlaonas
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chlaon tú; chlaonais
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chlaon sé, sí
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chlaonamar; chlaon muid
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chlaon sibh; chlaonabhair
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chlaon siad; chlaonadar
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a chlaon / ar chlaon*
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claonadh
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past habitual
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chlaonainn / gclaonainn‡‡
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chlaontá / gclaontᇇ
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chlaonadh sé, sí / gclaonadh sé, s퇇
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chlaonaimis; chlaonadh muid / gclaonaimis‡‡; gclaonadh muid‡‡
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chlaonadh sibh / gclaonadh sibh‡‡
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chlaonaidís; chlaonadh siad / gclaonaidís‡‡; gclaonadh siad‡‡
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a chlaonadh / a gclaonadh*
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chlaontaí / gclaonta퇇
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future
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claonfaidh mé; claonfad
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claonfaidh tú; claonfair†
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claonfaidh sé, sí
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claonfaimid; claonfaidh muid
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claonfaidh sibh
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claonfaidh siad; claonfaid†
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a chlaonfaidh; a chlaonfas / a gclaonfaidh*; a gclaonfas*
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claonfar
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conditional
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chlaonfainn / gclaonfainn‡‡
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chlaonfá / gclaonfᇇ
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chlaonfadh sé, sí / gclaonfadh sé, s퇇
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chlaonfaimis; chlaonfadh muid / gclaonfaimis‡‡; gclaonfadh muid‡‡
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chlaonfadh sibh / gclaonfadh sibh‡‡
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chlaonfaidís; chlaonfadh siad / gclaonfaidís‡‡; gclaonfadh siad‡‡
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a chlaonfadh / a gclaonfadh*
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chlaonfaí / gclaonfa퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go gclaona mé; go gclaonad†
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go gclaona tú; go gclaonair†
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go gclaona sé, sí
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go gclaonaimid; go gclaona muid
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go gclaona sibh
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go gclaona siad; go gclaonaid†
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—
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go gclaontar
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past
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dá gclaonainn
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dá gclaontá
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dá gclaonadh sé, sí
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dá gclaonaimis; dá gclaonadh muid
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dá gclaonadh sibh
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dá gclaonaidís; dá gclaonadh siad
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—
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dá gclaontaí
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imperative
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claonaim
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claon
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claonadh sé, sí
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claonaimis
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claonaigí; claonaidh†
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claonaidís
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claontar
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verbal noun
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claonadh
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past participle
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claonta
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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claon
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chlaon
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gclaon
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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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References
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)
- slope, incline
- veer
- squint
- (grammar) decline
Synonyms
Derived terms
Adjective
claon
- sloping
- oblique