claí

See also: clai and clăi

Irish

Alternative forms

  • claidhe (obsolete)

Etymology

Originally a variant form of cladh, from Old Irish clad (ditch, trench).

Pronunciation

  • (Aran) IPA(key): /klai/ (corresponding to the form cladh)[1]
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /kl̪ˠai/ (corresponding to the form cladh)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /klˠiə/, /kl̪ˠiə/ (corresponding to the form claidhe)[2]

Noun

claí m (genitive singular claí, nominative plural claíocha)

  1. dry-stone wall
    Synonyms: balla, sconsa
  2. ditch, dike
    Synonyms: port, móta

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
claí chlaí gclaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 153.
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62

Further reading

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