cleamhnas

Irish

Alternative forms

• cleamhnus (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish clemnas, from the root of cliamhain +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈclʲɑun̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

cleamhnas m (genitive singular cleamhnais, nominative plural cleamhnais or cleamhnaistí)

1. relationship or connection by marriage, affinity (family relationship through marriage)

   i gcleamhnas ― related by marriage

2. marriage alliance
3. match (arrangement of marriage), arranged marriage

   déanamh cleamhnais ― matchmaking

4. betrothal, espousal

Declension

Declension of cleamhnas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cleamhnas cleamhnais Vocative a chleamhnais a chleamhnasa Genitive cleamhnais cleamhnas Dative cleamhnas cleamhnais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cleamhnas na cleamhnais Genitive an chleamhnais na gcleamhnas Dative leis an gcleamhnas don chleamhnas leis na cleamhnais

• Alternative plural (all cases): cleamhnaistí

Derived terms

• cleamhnas cumainn (“love match”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cleamhnas	chleamhnas	gcleamhnas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cleaṁnas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 146
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cleamhnas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN