clais

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish clas.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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clais f (genitive singular claise, nominative plural claiseanna)

  1. groove, rut
  2. furrow
  3. ditch, trench
    Synonyms: díog, trinse
  4. drain
    Synonym: draein
  5. gutter
  6. channel

Declension

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Declension of clais (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative clais claiseanna
vocative a chlais a chlaiseanna
genitive claise claiseanna
dative clais claiseanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an chlais na claiseanna
genitive na claise na gclaiseanna
dative leis an gclais
don chlais
leis na claiseanna

Mutation

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Mutated forms of clais
radical lenition eclipsis
clais chlais gclais

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

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “clas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 353, page 121

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish clas.[1]

Noun

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clais f (genitive singular claise, plural claisean)

  1. groove, rut
  2. furrow
  3. ditch, trench
  4. drain
  5. gutter
  6. channel

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutation of clais
radical lenition
clais chlais

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

References

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

Further reading

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Compare Old Irish clas.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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clais m (plural cleisau or cleisiau)

  1. bruise, contusion, weal
    Synonym: briw
    1. break, streak (esp. of day or dawn)
    2. lividly coloured spot
    3. streakiness (of marble)
  2. groove, rut, fissure
    Synonyms: agen, rhigol, rhych
    1. ditch, trench, rivulet
      Synonyms: ffos, ffrwd, nant
    2. lee (side of a ship or mountain sheltered from the wind)
  3. (botany) One of several flowering plants, including:
    1. field scabious
    2. Devil’s bit scabious
    3. clary
    4. dandelion

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of clais
radical soft nasal aspirate
clais glais nghlais chlais

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

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “clais”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies