cluin

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ro·cluinethar, from Proto-Celtic *klinutor, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néwti (compare Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇoti, “hears”)) from *ḱlew- (“to hear”).

Pronunciation

Verb

cluin (present analytic cluineann, future analytic cluinfidh, verbal noun cluinstin, past participle cluinte)

  1. (Ulster, parts of Connacht) to hear
    Synonym: (Munster, parts of Connacht) clois

Conjugation

conjugation of cluin (irregular)
verbal noun cluinstin
past participle cluinte
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present cluinim cluineann tú;
cluinir† 		cluineann sé, sí cluinimid;
cluineann muid 		cluineann sibh cluineann siad;
cluinid† 		a chluineann; a chluineas /
a gcluineann*; a gcluineas* 		cluintear
past chuala mé;
chualas 		chuala tú;
chualais 		chuala sé, sí chualamar;
chuala muid 		chuala sibh;
chualabhair 		chuala siad;
chualadar 		a chuala /
ar chuala* 		chualathas
past habitual chluininn / gcluininn‡‡ chluinteá / gcluinteᇇ chluineadh sé, sí / gcluineadh sé, s퇇 chluinimis;
chluineadh muid / gcluinimis‡‡;
gcluineadh muid‡‡ 		chluineadh sibh / gcluineadh sibh‡‡ chluinidís; chluineadh siad / gcluinidís‡‡; gcluineadh siad‡‡ a chluineadh /
a gcluineadh* 		chluintí / gcluint퇇
future cluinfidh mé;
cluinfead 		cluinfidh tú;
cluinfir† 		cluinfidh sé, sí cluinfimid;
cluinfidh muid 		cluinfidh sibh cluinfidh siad;
cluinfid† 		a chluinfidh, a chluinfeas /
a gcluinfidh*, a gcluinfeas* 		cluinfear
conditional chluinfinn / gcluinfinn‡‡ chluinfeá / gcluinfeᇇ chluinfeadh sé, sí / gcluinfeadh sé, s퇇 chluinfimis;
chluinfeadh muid / gcluinfimis‡‡;
gcluinfeadh muid‡‡ 		chluinfeadh sibh / gcluinfeadh sibh‡‡ chluinfidís;
chluinfeadh siad / gcluinfidís‡‡;
gcluinfeadh siad‡‡ 		a chluinfeadh /
a gcluinfeadh* 		chluinfí / gcluinf퇇
subjunctive
present go gcluine mé;
go gcluinead† 		go gcluine tú;
go gcluinir† 		go gcluine sé, sí go gcluinimid;
go gcluine muid 		go gcluine sibh go gcluine siad;
go gcluinid† 		— go gcluintear
past dá gcluininn dá gcluinteá dá gcluineadh sé, sí dá gcluinimis;
dá gcluineadh muid 		dá gcluineadh sibh dá gcluinidís; dá gcluineadh siad — dá gcluintí
imperative
– cluinim cluin cluineadh sé, sí cluinimis cluinigí;
cluinidh† 		cluinidís — cluintear

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of cluin
radical lenition eclipsis
cluin chluin gcluin

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

Further reading

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish ro·cluinethar, from Proto-Celtic *klinutor, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néwti (compare Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇoti, “hears”)) from *ḱlew- (“to hear”).

Verb

cluin (verbal noun cluinaghtyn, past tense form cheayll, past participle cluinit or clinnit)

  1. to hear
    Synonym: clasht

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of cluin
radical lenition eclipsis
cluin chluin gluin

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

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