claíomh

Irish

claíomh

Alternative forms

• claidheamh, claidhiomh, claoidheamh, cloidheamh, cluidheamh (obsolete)
• cluíomh

Etymology

From Old Irish claideb, from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kl̪ˠiːvˠ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /kl̪ˠiːvˠ/, /klˠiːvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /kl̪ˠiːw/, /klˠiːw/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈclʲẽːjəvʲ/ (as if spelled cléidhimh)

Noun

claíomh m (genitive singular claímh, nominative plural claimhte)

1. sword

Declension

Declension of claíomh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative claíomh claimhte Vocative a chlaímh a chlaimhte Genitive claímh claimhte Dative claíomh claimhte

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an claíomh na claimhte Genitive an chlaímh na gclaimhte Dative leis an gclaíomh don chlaíomh leis na claimhte

Derived terms

• claíomhchruthach (“xiphoid, sword-shaped”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
claíomh	chlaíomh	gclaíomh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “claíomh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “claíomh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “claideb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “claiḋeaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 144