cluigean

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From clag (“bell”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰl̪ˠukʲan/

Noun

cluigean m

1. something that dangles
   1. cluster of berries
   2. catkin on a tree
   3. tassel of a carpet
   4. wattle of a bird

Declension

Declension of cluigean (type I masculine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cluigean	cluigeanan
Genitive	cluigein	chluigeanan
Dative	cluigean	cluigeanan; cluigeanaibh✝
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) cluigean	(na) cluigeanan
Genitive	(a') chluigein	(nan) cluigeanan
Dative	(a') chluigean	(na) cluigeanan; cluigeanaibh✝
Vocative	chluigein	chluigeanan

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Synonyms

• (catkin): clòimh-chat

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
cluigean	chluigean
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Colin Mark (2003) “cluigean”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 145