clochrán

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

clochrán m (genitive singular clochráin, nominative plural clochráin)

1. stonechat, wheatear
2. recluse; one confined to house or bed

Alternative forms

• clocharán

Synonyms

• (stonechat): bod ar dris, caislín cloch

Etymology 2

Noun

clochrán m (genitive singular clochráin, nominative plural clochráin)

1. Alternative form of clochán (“stepping-stones; (old) stone structure; stony ground”)

Declension

Declension of clochrán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative clochrán clochráin Vocative a chlochráin a chlochrána Genitive clochráin clochrán Dative clochrán clochráin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an clochrán na clochráin Genitive an chlochráin na gclochrán Dative leis an gclochrán don chlochrán leis na clochráin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
clochrán	chlochrán	gclochrán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clochrán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN