cluiche

Irish

Alternative forms

cluife (Connacht)

Etymology

From Old Irish cluiche.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkl̪ˠɪhə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈklˠɪçə/, /ˈkl̪ˠɪçə/; /ˈklˠəi̯çə/, /ˈkl̪ˠəi̯çə/; /ˈklˠɔi̯çə/, /ˈkl̪ˠɔi̯çə/^[2]

Noun

cluiche m (genitive singular cluiche, nominative plural cluichí)

game
(sports) game, match

Declension

Declension of cluiche (fourth declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	cluiche	cluichí
vocative	a chluiche	a chluichí
genitive	cluiche	cluichí
dative	cluiche	cluichí

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an cluiche	na cluichí
genitive	an chluiche	na gcluichí
dative	leis an gcluiche don chluiche	leis na cluichí

Derived terms

ceannchluiche (“final”)
cluiche caointe (“funeral rites, games”)
cluiche ceannais (“final, championship”)
cluiche ceannais na hÉireann (“All-Ireland final”)
cluiche coirn (“cup-tie”)
cluiche corr (“rounders”)
cluiche cothrom (“evenly played, drawn, game”)
cluiche craoibhe (“final, championship”)
cluiche dólámhach (“singles”)
cluiche dornála (“boxing match”)
cluiche dúbailte (“doubles”)
cluiche físe (“video game”)
cluiche físeán (“video game”)
cluiche leathcheannais (“semi-final”)
cluiche saor (“bye”)
Cluichí Oilimpeacha (“Olympic Games”)
cuir cluiche as cúl doirn (“to jink, win every trick in game”)
daorchluiche (“baseball”)
físchluiche (“video game”)
idirchluiche (“intermezzo”)
sa chluiche is go (“in such a way that”)
tír chluiche (“sporting country; hunting-ground”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cluiche*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
cluiche	chluiche	gcluiche

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

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cluiche”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 149, page 59

Old Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

cluiche n

game, play, sport
jest, sport
feats (of arms, strength)

Inflection

Neuter io-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	cluiche^N	cluiche^L	cluiche^L
Vocative	cluiche^N	cluiche^L	cluiche^L
Accusative	cluiche^N	cluiche^L	cluiche^L
Genitive	cluichi^L	cluiche^L	cluiche^N
Dative	cluichiu^L	cluichib	cluichib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

Irish: cluiche
Manx: cloie
Scottish Gaelic: cluich

Mutation

Mutation of *cluiche*
radical	lenition	nasalization
cluiche	chluiche	cluiche pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

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

References

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cluiche”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cluiche”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN, page cluiche

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʰl̪ˠuçə/

Noun

cluiche m

genitive singular of cluich

Mutation

Mutation of *cluiche*
radical	lenition
cluiche	chluiche

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

[1] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cluiche”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[2] Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 149, page 59

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cluiche

Irish

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Derived terms

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Old Irish

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Noun

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Derived terms

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Scottish Gaelic

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