cloch

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish cloch,[1] from Proto-Celtic *klukā (compare Welsh clog).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cloch f (genitive singular cloiche, nominative plural clocha)

  1. stone (substance; small piece of stone; central part of some fruits, consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer)
  2. (Christianity) bead (in a rosary)
  3. (anatomy) testicle
    Synonyms: caid, magairle, úirí
  4. stone (unit of mass)
    Synonym: cloch mheáchain

Declension

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Derived terms

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Verb

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cloch (present analytic clochann, future analytic clochfaidh, verbal noun clochadh, past participle clochta)

  1. (transitive) stone

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Yola: clouk, klouk

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cloch chloch gcloch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cloch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 159, page 81
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 149, page 58

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *klukā (stone).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cloch f

  1. stone, rock
  2. stone (as material)
  3. precious stone, gem
  4. (Christianity) bead (in a rosary)
  5. something built of stone, castle, fortress, stronghold

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative clochL cloichL clochaH
Vocative clochL cloichL clochaH
Accusative cloichN cloichL clochaH
Genitive cloicheH clochL clochN
Dative cloichL clochaib clochaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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  • clochach (stony, rocky, adjective)
  • clochaid (stones; covers with stones, verb)
  • clochamail (stony, unyielding, adjective)
  • clochán m (paved road or causeway)
  • clochar m (stony place)
  • clochda (made of stone, stony, adjective)

Descendants

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Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cloch chloch cloch
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈklot͡ʃ/ [ˈklot͡ʃ]
  • Rhymes: -otʃ
  • Syllabification: cloch

Noun

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cloch m (plural cloches)

  1. Alternative form of cloche

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh cloch, from Proto-Brythonic *klox, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (bell) (compare Cornish clogh, Breton kloc'h, Old Irish cloc, Irish clog), of onomatopoeic origin. Doublet of cloc (clock).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cloch f (plural clych or clychau or clochau)

  1. bell
    1. (figuratively) someone who praises or proclaims
    2. (figuratively) bell-shaped object, especially bubble
    3. (figuratively) bell-like sound or noise, vociferation
  2. prize, feat
  3. o'clock, of the clock
    Synonym: o'r gloch

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cloch gloch nghloch chloch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cloch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies