cliabh
Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
cliabh m (genitive singular cléibh, nominative plural cléibh)
- a basket, creel, pannier
- 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 197:
- Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.
- A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.
- Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.
- breast, bosom, chest, ribs
- wicker frame (as of a boat)
Declension
Declension of cliabh
Derived terms
- aingíne chléibh (“angina pectoris”)
- cliabhán (“cradle, crib, cot”)
- mála droma cléibh (“frame rucksack”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cliabh | chliabh | gcliabh |
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), “clíab”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cliabh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cliabh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cliabh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
cliabh m (genitive singular clèibh, plural clèibh)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
cliabh | chliabh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Synonyms
- (chest): broilleach
Derived terms
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