cluain

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kl̪ˠuənʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /klˠuənʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /klˠũːnʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish clúain, from Proto-Celtic *klounis.

Noun

cluain f (genitive singular cluana, nominative plural cluainte or cluanta)

1. meadow

   Synonym: móinéar

2. after-grass

Declension

Declension of cluain (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative cluain cluainte vocative a chluain a chluainte genitive cluana cluainte dative cluain cluainte forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an chluain na cluainte genitive na cluana na gcluainte dative leis an gcluain don chluain leis na cluainte

• Alternative plural: cluanta

Derived terms

• Cluain f (“Cloyne”)
• Cluain Fearta f (“Clonfert”)
• Cluain Meala f (“Clonmel”)
• Cluain Mhic Nóis f (“Clonmacnoise”)
• cluanóg f (“grassy patch or nook”)

Descendants

• → English: Cloyne

Etymology 2

From Old Irish clúain.

Noun

cluain f (genitive singular cluana)

1. deception; persuasion, beguilement
2. dissimulation

Declension

Declension of cluain (third declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative cluain vocative a chluain genitive cluana dative cluain forms with the definite article singular nominative an chluain genitive na cluana dative leis an gcluain don chluain

Derived terms

• cluain chliceála f (“clickbait”)
• cluanach (“deceitful; beguiling, flattering”, adjective)
• cluanaí m (“deceiver, flatterer”)
• cluanaire m (“deceiver, flatterer”)
• colúr cluana m (“stool-pigeon”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cluain

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cluain	chluain	gcluain

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cluain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cluain”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cluain”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish clúain, from Proto-Celtic *klounis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰl̪ˠuəɲ/

Noun

cluain f (genitive singular cluaine, plural cluaintean or cluainean)

1. pasture, green field, meadow, lawn

Declension

Declension of cluain (class IIb feminine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	cluain	cluaintean
genitive	cluaine	chluaintean
dative	cluain	cluaintean; cluainibh✝
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(a') chluain	(na) cluaintean
genitive	(na) cluaine	(nan) cluaintean
dative	(a') chluain	(na) cluaintean; cluainibh✝
vocative	chluain	chluaintean

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

• Alternative dative singular: cluainidh

Mutation

Mutation of cluain

radical	lenition
cluain	chluain

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “cluain”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN