cluinn

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ro·cluinethar, from Proto-Goidelic *ro-klunitor, from Proto-Celtic *ɸro- + *klinutor (metathesized to *klunitor in Proto-Goidelic), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néwti (compare Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇoti, hears)) from *ḱlew- (to hear).

Verb

cluinn (past chuala, future cluinnidh, verbal noun cluinntinn or cluinnteil, past participle cluinnte)

  1. hear

Conjugation

Conjugation of cluinn (irregular)
verbal noun cluinntinn
past participle cluinnte
singular plural impersonal
first second third m or f first second third
independent past chuala mi chuala tu chuala e/i chuala sinn chuala sibh chuala iad chualas
chualadh
future cluinnidh mi cluinnidh tu cluinnidh e/i cluinnidh sinn cluinnidh sibh cluinnidh iad cluinnear
cluinntear
conditional chluinninn chluinneadh tu chluinneadh e/i chluinneadh sinn
chluinneamaid
chluinneadh sibh chluinneadh iad chluinnte(adh)
chluinnist(e)1
negative past cha chuala mi cha chuala tu cha chuala e/i cha chuala sinn cha chuala sibh cha chuala iad cha chualas
cha chualadh
future cha chluinn mi cha chluinn thu cha chluinn e/i cha chluinn sinn cha chluinn sibh cha chluinn iad cha chluinnear
cha chluinntear
conditional cha chluinninn cha chluinneadh tu cha chluinneadh e/i cha chluinneadh sinn
cha chluinneamaid
cha chluinneadh sibh cha chluinneadh iad cha chluinnte(adh)
cha chluinnist(e)1
affirmative
interrogative
past an cuala mi? an cuala tu? an cuala e/i? an cuala sinn? an cuala sibh? an cuala iad? an cualas?
an cualadh?
future an cluinn mi? an cluinn thu? an cluinn e/i? an cluinn sinn? an cluinn sibh? an cluinn iad? an cluinnear?
an cluinntear?
conditional an cluinninn? an cluinneadh tu? an cluinneadh e/i? an cluinneadh sinn?
an cluinneamaid?
an cluinneadh sibh? an cluinneadh iad? an cluinnte(adh)?
an cluinnist(e)?1
negative
interrogative
past nach cuala mi? nach cuala tu? nach cuala e/i? nach cuala sinn? nach cuala sibh? nach cuala iad? nach cualas?
nach cualadh?
future nach cluinn mi? nach cluinn thu? nach cluinn e/i? nach cluinn sinn? nach cluinn sibh? nach cluinn iad? nach cluinnear?
nach cluinntear?
conditional nach cluinninn? nach cluinneadh tu? nach cluinneadh e/i? nach cluinneadh sinn?
nach cluinneamaid?
nach cluinneadh sibh? nach cluinneadh iad? nach cluinnte(adh)?
nach cluinnist(e)?1
relative future (a) chluinneas mi (a) chluinneas tu (a) chluinneas e/i (a) chluinneas sinn (a) chluinneas sibh (a) chluinneas iad (a) chluinnear
(a) chluinntear
imperative cluinneam! cluinn! cluinneadh e/i! cluinneamaid! cluinnibh! cluinneadh iad! cluinnear!
cluinntear!

1 Lewis dialect form