cluich

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cluichigidir.

Pronunciation

Verb

cluich (present analytic cluicheann, future analytic cluichfidh, verbal noun cluicheadh, past participle cluichte)

  1. chase
  2. turn, round up
  3. harass
  4. shoal

Conjugation

conjugation of cluich (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun cluicheadh
past participle cluichte
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present cluichim cluicheann tú;
cluichir† 		cluicheann sé, sí cluichimid cluicheann sibh cluicheann siad;
cluichid† 		a chluicheann; a chluicheas /
a gcluicheann* 		cluichtear
past chluich mé; chluicheas chluich tú; chluichis chluich sé, sí chluicheamar; chluich muid chluich sibh; chluicheabhair chluich siad; chluicheadar a chluich /
ar chluich* 		cluicheadh
past habitual chluichinn / gcluichinn‡‡ chluichteá / gcluichteᇇ chluicheadh sé, sí / gcluicheadh sé, s퇇 chluichimis; chluicheadh muid / gcluichimis‡‡; gcluicheadh muid‡‡ chluicheadh sibh / gcluicheadh sibh‡‡ chluichidís; chluicheadh siad / gcluichidís‡‡; gcluicheadh siad‡‡ a chluicheadh /
a gcluicheadh* 		chluichtí / gcluicht퇇
future cluichfidh mé;
cluichfead 		cluichfidh tú;
cluichfir† 		cluichfidh sé, sí cluichfimid;
cluichfidh muid 		cluichfidh sibh cluichfidh siad;
cluichfid† 		a chluichfidh; a chluichfeas /
a gcluichfidh* 		cluichfear
conditional chluichfinn / gcluichfinn‡‡ chluichfeá / gcluichfeᇇ chluichfeadh sé, sí / gcluichfeadh sé, s퇇 chluichfimis; chluichfeadh muid / gcluichfimis‡‡; gcluichfeadh muid‡‡ chluichfeadh sibh / gcluichfeadh sibh‡‡ chluichfidís; chluichfeadh siad / gcluichfidís‡‡; gcluichfeadh siad‡‡ a chluichfeadh /
a gcluichfeadh* 		chluichfí / gcluichf퇇
subjunctive
present go gcluiche mé;
go gcluichead† 		go gcluiche tú;
go gcluichir† 		go gcluiche sé, sí go gcluichimid;
go gcluiche muid 		go gcluiche sibh go gcluiche siad;
go gcluichid† 		— go gcluichtear
past dá gcluichinn dá gcluichteá dá gcluicheadh sé, sí dá gcluichimis;
dá gcluicheadh muid 		dá gcluicheadh sibh dá gcluichidís;
dá gcluicheadh siad 		— dá gcluichtí
imperative
– cluichim cluich cluicheadh sé, sí cluichimis cluichigí;
cluichidh† 		cluichidís — cluichtear

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of cluich
radical lenition eclipsis
cluich chluich gcluich

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

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • cluichd (verbal noun form in Uist and Barra)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cluiche.

Noun

cluich m (genitive singular cluiche, plural cluichean or cluicheachan or cluicheannan)

  1. play, game, pastime, sport
  2. pun, play on words
    Rinn e cluich air an fhacal "aotrom"
    He made a pun on the word "light"
  3. funeral games, funeral rites, solemnities
  4. battle
  5. (school) vacation
  6. flirting
  7. gaming
  8. (theater) performance
  9. verbal noun of cluich
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish cluichigidir.

Verb

cluich (past chluich, future cluichidh, verbal noun cluich, past participle cluichte)

  1. play
    Chluich Seumas leis a' chlaidheamh. ― James played with the sword.
Conjugation
Conjugation of cluich (regular)
stem cluich
verbal noun cluich
past participle cluichte
singular plural impersonal
first second third m/f first second third
independent past chluich mi chluich thu chluich e/i chluich sinn chluich sibh chluich iad chluicheadh
future cluichidh mi cluichidh tu cluichidh e/i cluichidh sinn cluichidh sibh cluichidh iad cluichear
cluichtear
conditional chluichinn chluicheadh tu chluicheadh e/i chluicheamaid
chluicheadh sinn 		chluicheadh sibh chluicheadh iad chluichteadh
chluichist1
chluichiste1
negative past cha do chluich mi cha do chluich thu cha do chluich e/i cha do chluich sinn cha do chluich sibh cha do chluich iad cha do chluicheadh
future cha chluich mi cha chluich thu cha chluich e/i cha chluich sinn cha chluich sibh cha chluich iad cha chluichear
cha chluichtear
conditional cha chluichinn cha chluicheadh tu cha chluicheadh e/i cha chluicheamaid
cha chluicheadh sinn 		cha chluicheadh sibh cha chluicheadh iad cha chluichteadh
cha chluichist1
cha chluichiste1
affirmative
interrogative 		past an do chluich mi? an do chluich thu? an do chluich e/i? an do chluich sinn? an do chluich sibh? an do chluich iad? an do chluicheadh?
future an cluich mi? an cluich thu? an cluich e/i? an cluich sinn? an cluich sibh? an cluich iad? an cluichear?
an cluichtear?
conditional an cluichinn? an cluicheadh tu? an cluicheadh e/i? an cluicheamaid?
an cluicheadh sinn? 		an cluicheadh sibh? an cluicheadh iad? an cluichteadh?
an cluichist?1
an cluichiste?1
negative
interrogative 		past nach do chluich mi? nach do chluich thu? nach do chluich e/i? nach do chluich sinn? nach do chluich sibh? nach do chluich iad? nach do chluicheadh?
future nach cluich mi? nach cluich thu? nach cluich e/i? nach cluich sinn? nach cluich sibh? nach cluich iad? nach cluichear?
nach cluichtear?
conditional nach cluichinn? nach cluicheadh tu? nach cluicheadh e/i? nach cluicheamaid?
nach cluicheadh sinn? 		nach cluicheadh sibh? nach cluicheadh iad? nach cluichteadh?
nach cluichist?1
nach cluichiste?1
relative
future 		affirmative (ma) chluicheas mi (ma) chluicheas thu (ma) chluicheas e/i (ma) chluicheas sinn (ma) chluicheas sibh (ma) chluicheas iad (ma) chluichear
negative (mur) cluich mi (mur) cluich thu (mur) cluich e/i (mur) cluich sinn (mur) cluich sibh (mur) cluich iad (mur) cluichear
(mur) cluichtear
imperative cluicheam cluich cluicheadh e/i cluicheamaid cluichibh cluicheadh iad cluichear
cluichtear

1 Lewis dialect form

Alternative verbal noun: cluiche

Mutation

Mutation of cluich
radical lenition
cluich chluich

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

Further reading

  • John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
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