Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish clechtaid
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /clʲaxt̪ˠ/
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Verb
cleacht (present analytic cleachtann , future analytic cleachtfaidh , verbal noun cleachtadh , past participle cleachta )
to perform habitually, be, become accustomed to
to practice
Conjugation
singular
plural
relative
autonomous
first
second
third
first
second
third
indicative
present
cleachtaim
cleachtann tú; cleachtair †
cleachtann sé, sí
cleachtaimid
cleachtann sibh
cleachtann siad; cleachtaid †
a chleachtann ; a chleachtas / a gcleachtann *; a gcleachtas *
cleachtar
past
chleacht mé; chleachtas
chleacht tú; chleachtais
chleacht sé, sí
chleachtamar ; chleacht muid
chleacht sibh; chleachtabhair
chleacht siad; chleachtadar
a chleacht / ar chleacht *
cleachtadh
past habitual
chleachtainn / gcleachtainn ‡‡
chleachtá / gcleachtá ‡‡
chleachtadh sé, sí / gcleachtadh sé, s퇇
chleachtaimis ; chleachtadh muid / gcleachtaimis ‡‡; gcleachtadh muid‡‡
chleachtadh sibh / gcleachtadh sibh‡‡
chleachtaidís ; chleachtadh siad / gcleachtaidís ‡‡; gcleachtadh siad‡‡
a chleachtadh / a gcleachtadh *
chleachtaí / gcleachtaí ‡‡
future
cleachtfaidh mé; cleachtfad
cleachtfaidh tú; cleachtfair †
cleachtfaidh sé, sí
cleachtfaimid ; cleachtfaidh muid
cleachtfaidh sibh
cleachtfaidh siad; cleachtfaid †
a chleachtfaidh ; a chleachtfas / a gcleachtfaidh *; a gcleachtfas *
cleachtfar
conditional
chleachtfainn / gcleachtfainn ‡‡
chleachtfá / gcleachtfá ‡‡
chleachtfadh sé, sí / gcleachtfadh sé, s퇇
chleachtfaimis ; chleachtfadh muid / gcleachtfaimis ‡‡; gcleachtfadh muid‡‡
chleachtfadh sibh / gcleachtfadh sibh‡‡
chleachtfaidís ; chleachtfadh siad / gcleachtfaidís ‡‡; gcleachtfadh siad‡‡
a chleachtfadh / a gcleachtfadh *
chleachtfaí / gcleachtfaí ‡‡
subjunctive
present
go gcleachta mé; go gcleachtad †
go gcleachta tú; go gcleachtair †
go gcleachta sé, sí
go gcleachtaimid ; go gcleachta muid
go gcleachta sibh
go gcleachta siad; go gcleachtaid †
—
go gcleachtar
past
dá gcleachtainn
dá gcleachtá
dá gcleachtadh sé, sí
dá gcleachtaimis ; dá gcleachtadh muid
dá gcleachtadh sibh
dá gcleachtaidís ; dá gcleachtadh siad
—
dá gcleachtaí
imperative
cleachtaim
cleacht
cleachtadh sé, sí
cleachtaimis
cleachtaigí ; cleachtaidh †
cleachtaidís
—
cleachtar
verbal noun
cleachtadh
past participle
cleachta
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical
Lenition
Eclipsis
cleacht
chleacht
gcleacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
Further reading
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “clechtaid ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “cleacht ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN