claíomh

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Irish

claíomh

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

claíomh m (genitive singular claímh, nominative plural claimhte or claidhmheacha or claidhmhte)

  1. sword

Declension

Declension of claíomh (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative claíomh claimhte
vocative a chlaímh a chlaimhte
genitive claímh claimhte
dative claíomh claimhte
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an claíomh na claimhte
genitive an chlaímh na gclaimhte
dative leis an gclaíomh
don chlaíomh 		leis na claimhte

Alternative plural forms: claidhmheacha, claidhmhte

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of claíomh
radical lenition eclipsis
claíomh chlaíomh gclaíomh

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

References

References
  1. ^ “claíomh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “claideb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ “claíomh”, in Irish Pronunciation Database, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 154
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, 1294–95, page 291
  6. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 133, page 32
  7. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , page 317
  8. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 153, page 60
  9. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 186, page 67; reprinted 1979;
  10. ^ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922) The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania : Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 35, page 16
  11. ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974) A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast
  12. ^ Hughes, A. J. (1986) The Gaelic of Tangaveane and Commeen, County Donegal (texts, phonology, aspects of grammar and a vocabulary) (doctoral thesis), Faculty of Arts, Queen’s University of Belfast
  13. ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt ‎ (in Irish), Béal Feirste : Brún agus Ó Nualláin , section 60, page 27
  14. ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 244

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