claon

See also: claon-

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cláen (“stoop, slope, slant”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kl̪ˠeːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /klˠiːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /klˠeːnˠ/, (older) /klˠɤːnˠ/

Noun

claon m (genitive singular claoin, nominative plural claonta)

1. incline, slope, slant
2. inclination, tendency
3. perversity

Declension

Declension of claon (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative claon claonta vocative a chlaon a chlaonta genitive claoin claonta dative claon claonta forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an claon na claonta genitive an chlaoin na gclaonta dative leis an gclaon don chlaon leis na claonta

Adjective

claon (genitive singular masculine claoin, genitive singular feminine claoine, plural claona, comparative claoine)

1. inclined, sloping, slanting
2. bent down, reclining
3. tending, prone to, partial to
4. perverse

Derived terms

• claonas m (“dip”)
• naomhchlaon (“impartial”, adjective)

Verb

claon (present analytic claonann, future analytic claonfaidh, verbal noun claonadh, past participle claonta)

1. to incline

Conjugation

Conjugation of claon (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	claonaim	claonann tú; claonair†	claonann sé, sí	claonaimid; claonann muid	claonann sibh	claonann siad; claonaid†	a chlaonann; a chlaonas	claontar
past	chlaon mé; chlaonas	chlaon tú; chlaonais	chlaon sé, sí	chlaonamar; chlaon muid	chlaon sibh; chlaonabhair	chlaon siad; chlaonadar	a chlaon	claonadh
past habitual	chlaonainn / claonainn‡	chlaontá / claontá‡	chlaonadh sé, sí / claonadh sé, sí‡	chlaonaimis; chlaonadh muid / claonaimis‡; claonadh muid‡	chlaonadh sibh / claonadh sibh‡	chlaonaidís; chlaonadh siad / claonaidís‡; claonadh siad‡	a chlaonadh	chlaontaí / claontaí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	claonfaidh mé; claonfad	claonfaidh tú; claonfair†	claonfaidh sé, sí	claonfaimid; claonfaidh muid	claonfaidh sibh	claonfaidh siad; claonfaid†	a chlaonfaidh; a chlaonfas	claonfar
conditional	chlaonfainn / claonfainn‡	chlaonfá / claonfá‡	chlaonfadh sé, sí / claonfadh sé, sí‡	chlaonfaimis; chlaonfadh muid / claonfaimis‡; claonfadh muid‡	chlaonfadh sibh / claonfadh sibh‡	chlaonfaidís; chlaonfadh siad / claonfaidís‡; claonfadh siad‡	a chlaonfadh	chlaonfaí / claonfaí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go gclaona mé; go gclaonad†	go gclaona tú; go gclaonair†	go gclaona sé, sí	go gclaonaimid; go gclaona muid	go gclaona sibh	go gclaona siad; go gclaonaid†	—	go gclaontar
past	dá gclaonainn	dá gclaontá	dá gclaonadh sé, sí	dá gclaonaimis; dá gclaonadh muid	dá gclaonadh sibh	dá gclaonaidís; dá gclaonadh siad	—	dá gclaontaí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	claonaim	claon	claonadh sé, sí	claonaimis	claonaigí; claonaidh†	claonaidís	—	claontar
past participle	claonta
verbal noun	claonadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Mutation

Mutated forms of claon

radical	lenition	eclipsis
claon	chlaon	gclaon

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish cláenaid, a denominative verb from Old Irish clóen. Cognate with Irish claon and Manx cleayn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰl̪ˠɯːn/

Verb

claon (past chlaon, future claonaidh, verbal noun claonadh, past participle claonte)

1. slope, incline
2. veer
3. squint
4. (grammar) decline

Synonyms

• (decline): tuisealaich

Derived terms

• ath-chlaon (“relapse”, verb)
• neo-chlaon (“impartial, objective”)

Adjective

claon

1. sloping
2. oblique