cluiche

Irish

Alternative forms

cluife (Connacht)

Etymology

From Old Irish cluiche.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkl̪ˠihə/^[2], /ˈkl̪ˠuhə/^[3]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈklˠifʲə/^[4]^[5]^[6], /ˈklˠufʲə/^[7], /ˈklˠɨfʲə/^[8] (corresponding to the form cluife)
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈklˠiçə/ ~ /ˈklˠəi̯çə/ ~ /ˈklˠɔi̯çə/^[9], /ˈklˠihə/ ~ /ˈklˠəi̯hə/^[10], /ˈklˠɨçə/ ~ /ˈklˠɨhə/^[11]

Noun

cluiche m (genitive singular cluiche, nominative plural cluichí)

game
(sports) game, match

Declension

Declension of cluiche (fourth declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	cluiche	cluichí
vocative	a chluiche	a chluichí
genitive	cluiche	cluichí
dative	cluiche	cluichí

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an cluiche	na cluichí
genitive	an chluiche	na gcluichí
dative	leis an gcluiche don chluiche	leis na cluichí

Derived terms

ceannchluiche (“final”)
cluiche caointe (“funeral rites, games”)
cluiche ceannais (“final, championship”)
cluiche ceannais na hÉireann (“All-Ireland final”)
cluiche coirn (“cup-tie”)
cluiche corr (“rounders”)
cluiche cothrom (“evenly played, drawn, game”)
cluiche craoibhe (“final, championship”)
cluiche dólámhach (“singles”)
cluiche dornála (“boxing match”)
cluiche dúbailte (“doubles”)
cluiche físe (“video game”)
cluiche físeán (“video game”)
cluiche leathcheannais (“semi-final”)
cluiche saor (“bye”)
Cluichí Oilimpeacha (“Olympic Games”)
cuir cluiche as cúl doirn (“to jink, win every trick in game”)
daorchluiche (“baseball”)
físchluiche (“video game”)
idirchluiche (“intermezzo”)
sa chluiche is go (“in such a way that”)
tír chluiche (“sporting country; hunting-ground”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cluiche*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
cluiche	chluiche	gcluiche

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

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cluiche”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Dillon, Myles; Donncha Ó Cróinín (1961), Teach Yourself Irish, Sevenoaks, England: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN, page 220
^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 9, page 16
^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 154
^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974), Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 47
^ de Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 254, page 46
^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 66, page 17
^ Stockman, Gerard (1974), The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 1535, page 339
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 149, page 59
^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 99, page 35; reprinted 1979
^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974), A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 256

Old Irish

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, but possibly from an expressive/imitative root.^[1] Stokes compares Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną (“to laugh”), itself of onomatopoeic (via Proto-Indo-European *klek-) origin.^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈklu.xʲe/

Noun

cluiche n

game, play, sport
jest, sport
feats (of arms, strength)

Inflection

Neuter io-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	cluiche^N	cluiche^L	cluiche^L
vocative	cluiche^N	cluiche^L	cluiche^L
accusative	cluiche^N	cluiche^L	cluiche^L
genitive	cluichi^L	cluiche^L	cluiche^N
dative	cluichiu^L	cluichib	cluichib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

Irish: cluiche
Manx: cloie
Scottish Gaelic: cluich

Mutation

Mutation of *cluiche*
radical	lenition	nasalization
cluiche	chluiche	cluiche pronounced with /ɡ-/

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

References

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cluiche”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “cluiche”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page cluiche

^ EIA: Vendryes et al., Lexique étymologique de l’irlandais ancien
^ Urkeltischer Sprachschatz

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʰl̪ˠuçə/

Noun

cluiche m

genitive singular of cluich

Mutation

Mutation of *cluiche*
radical	lenition
cluiche	chluiche

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

[1] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cluiche”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[2] Dillon, Myles; Donncha Ó Cróinín (1961), Teach Yourself Irish, Sevenoaks, England: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN, page 220

[3] Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 9, page 16

[4] Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 154

[5] Ó Máille, T. S. (1974), Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 47

[6] Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 254, page 46

[7] Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 66, page 17

[8] Stockman, Gerard (1974), The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 1535, page 339

[9] Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 149, page 59

[10] Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 99, page 35; reprinted 1979

[11] Hamilton, John Noel (1974), A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 256

[12] EIA: Vendryes et al., Lexique étymologique de l’irlandais ancien

[13] Urkeltischer Sprachschatz

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Old Irish

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Scottish Gaelic

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