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cluich

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish cluichigidir.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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cluich (present analytic cluicheann, future analytic cluichfidh, verbal noun cluicheadh, past participle cluichte)

  1. chase
  2. turn, round up
  3. harass
  4. shoal

Conjugation

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Conjugation of cluich (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present cluichim cluicheann tú;
cluichir
cluicheann sé, sí cluichimid; cluicheann muid cluicheann sibh cluicheann siad;
cluichid
a chluicheann; a chluicheas cluichtear
past chluich mé; chluicheas chluich tú; chluichis chluich sé, sí chluicheamar; chluich muid chluich sibh; chluicheabhair chluich siad; chluicheadar a chluich cluicheadh
past habitual chluichinn /
cluichinn
chluichteá /
cluichteá
chluicheadh sé, sí /
cluicheadh sé, sí
chluichimis; chluicheadh muid /
cluichimis; cluicheadh muid
chluicheadh sibh /
cluicheadh sibh
chluichidís; chluicheadh siad /
cluichidís; cluicheadh siad
a chluicheadh chluichtí /
cluichtí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future cluichfidh mé;
cluichfead
cluichfidh tú;
cluichfir
cluichfidh sé, sí cluichfimid;
cluichfidh muid
cluichfidh sibh cluichfidh siad;
cluichfid
a chluichfidh; a chluichfeas cluichfear
conditional chluichfinn /
cluichfinn
chluichfeá /
cluichfeá
chluichfeadh sé, sí /
cluichfeadh sé, sí
chluichfimis; chluichfeadh muid /
cluichfimis; cluichfeadh muid
chluichfeadh sibh /
cluichfeadh sibh
chluichfidís; chluichfeadh siad /
cluichfidís; cluichfeadh siad
a chluichfeadh chluichfí /
cluichfí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go gcluiche mé;
go gcluichead
go gcluiche tú;
go gcluichir
go gcluiche sé, sí go gcluichimid;
go gcluiche muid
go gcluiche sibh go gcluiche siad;
go gcluichid
go gcluichtear
past gcluichinn gcluichteá gcluicheadh sé, sí gcluichimis;
gcluicheadh muid
gcluicheadh sibh gcluichidís;
gcluicheadh siad
gcluichtí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
cluichim cluich cluicheadh sé, sí cluichimis cluichigí;
cluichidh
cluichidís cluichtear
past participle cluichte
verbal noun cluicheadh

archaic or dialect form
dependent form

Mutation

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Mutated forms of cluich
radical lenition eclipsis
cluich chluich gcluich

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

Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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  • cluichd (verbal noun form in Uist and Barra)

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish cluiche.

Noun

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cluich m (genitive singular cluiche, plural cluichean or cluicheachan or cluicheannan)

  1. play, game, pastime, sport
  2. pun, play on words
    Rinn e cluich air an fhacal "aotrom"
    He made a pun on the word "light"
  3. funeral games, funeral rites, solemnities
  4. battle
  5. (school) vacation
  6. flirting
  7. gaming
  8. (theater) performance
  9. verbal noun of cluich
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Old Irish cluichigidir.

Verb

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cluich (past chluich, future cluichidh, verbal noun cluich, past participle cluichte)

  1. play
    Chluich Seumas leis a' chlaidheamh.James played with the sword.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of cluich (regular)
stem cluich
verbal noun cluich
past participle cluichte
independent dependent
active passive active passive
past chluich chluicheadh chluich chluicheadh
future cluichidh cluichear
cluichtear
cluich cluichear
cluichtear
conditional 1st singular chluichinn chluichteadh
chluichist1
chluichiste1
chluichinn chluichteadh
chluichist1
chluichiste1
1st plural chluicheamaid
chluicheadh sinn
chluicheamaid
chluicheadh sinn
2nd & 3rd chluicheadh chluicheadh
relative
future
chluicheas chluichear
imperative 1st singular cluicheam cluichear
cluichtear
2nd singular cluich
3rd singular cluicheadh
1st plural cluicheamaid
2nd plural cluichibh
3rd plural cluicheadh

1 Lewis dialect form

Combined conjugation of cluich (regular)
stem cluich
verbal noun cluich
past participle cluichte
singular plural impersonal
first second third m/f first second third
independent past chluich mi chluich thu chluich e/i chluich sinn chluich sibh chluich iad chluicheadh
future cluichidh mi cluichidh tu cluichidh e/i cluichidh sinn cluichidh sibh cluichidh iad cluichear
cluichtear
conditional chluichinn chluicheadh tu chluicheadh e/i chluicheamaid
chluicheadh sinn
chluicheadh sibh chluicheadh iad chluichteadh
chluichist1
chluichiste1
negative past cha do chluich mi cha do chluich thu cha do chluich e/i cha do chluich sinn cha do chluich sibh cha do chluich iad cha do chluicheadh
future cha chluich mi cha chluich thu cha chluich e/i cha chluich sinn cha chluich sibh cha chluich iad cha chluichear
cha chluichtear
conditional cha chluichinn cha chluicheadh tu cha chluicheadh e/i cha chluicheamaid
cha chluicheadh sinn
cha chluicheadh sibh cha chluicheadh iad cha chluichteadh
cha chluichist1
cha chluichiste1
affirmative
interrogative
past an do chluich mi? an do chluich thu? an do chluich e/i? an do chluich sinn? an do chluich sibh? an do chluich iad? an do chluicheadh?
future an cluich mi? an cluich thu? an cluich e/i? an cluich sinn? an cluich sibh? an cluich iad? an cluichear?
an cluichtear?
conditional an cluichinn? an cluicheadh tu? an cluicheadh e/i? an cluicheamaid?
an cluicheadh sinn?
an cluicheadh sibh? an cluicheadh iad? an cluichteadh?
an cluichist?1
an cluichiste?1
negative
interrogative
past nach do chluich mi? nach do chluich thu? nach do chluich e/i? nach do chluich sinn? nach do chluich sibh? nach do chluich iad? nach do chluicheadh?
future nach cluich mi? nach cluich thu? nach cluich e/i? nach cluich sinn? nach cluich sibh? nach cluich iad? nach cluichear?
nach cluichtear?
conditional nach cluichinn? nach cluicheadh tu? nach cluicheadh e/i? nach cluicheamaid?
nach cluicheadh sinn?
nach cluicheadh sibh? nach cluicheadh iad? nach cluichteadh?
nach cluichist?1
nach cluichiste?1
relative
future
affirmative (ma) chluicheas mi (ma) chluicheas thu (ma) chluicheas e/i (ma) chluicheas sinn (ma) chluicheas sibh (ma) chluicheas iad (ma) chluichear
negative (mur) cluich mi (mur) cluich thu (mur) cluich e/i (mur) cluich sinn (mur) cluich sibh (mur) cluich iad (mur) cluichear
(mur) cluichtear
imperative cluicheam cluich cluicheadh e/i cluicheamaid cluichibh cluicheadh iad cluichear
cluichtear

1 Lewis dialect form

Alternative verbal noun: cluiche

Mutation

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Mutation of cluich
radical lenition
cluich chluich

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

Further reading

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  • John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh