clúdach

Irish

Alternative forms

clúdadh, clúdamh
clúdú (verbal noun only)^[1]

Etymology

From a variant of Middle Irish clúdugud (“clothing, covering”),^[2] from clúit (“shelter, cover”) (modern clúid). MacBain suggests a loanword from Middle English clout (“piece of cloth”),^[3] but this is difficult to reconcile both semantically and phonologically. A derivation of some kind from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, protect”) seems likely.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkl̪ˠuːd̪ˠəx/^[4]^[5], /ˈklˠuːd̪ˠəx/^[6]

Noun

clúdach m (genitive singular as substantive clúdaigh, genitive as verbal noun clúdaithe, nominative plural clúdaigh)

verbal noun of clúdaigh
cover (lid)
envelope (wrapper for mailing)
Synonym: clúdach litreach

Declension

As a substantive:

Declension of clúdach (first declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	clúdach	clúdaigh
vocative	a chlúdaigh	a chlúdacha
genitive	clúdaigh	clúdach
dative	clúdach	clúdaigh

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an clúdach	na clúdaigh
genitive	an chlúdaigh	na gclúdach
dative	leis an gclúdach don chlúdach	leis na clúdaigh

As a verbal noun:

Declension of clúdach (third declension, no plural)

bare forms
	singular
nominative	clúdach
vocative	a chlúdach
genitive	clúdaithe
dative	clúdach

forms with the definite article
	singular
nominative	an clúdach
genitive	an chlúdaithe
dative	leis an gclúdach don chlúdach

Derived terms

Related terms

clúid

Mutation

Mutated forms of *clúdach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
clúdach	chlúdach	gclúdach

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

References

^ “clúdach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “clútad, clútugud”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “clùd”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page 90
^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 568, page 313
^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 319
^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974), Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 47