cliabh

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish clíab,[1] from Proto-Celtic *klēbos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (to lean).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cliabh m (genitive singular cléibh, nominative plural cléibh)

  1. a basket, creel, pannier
  2. breast, bosom, chest, ribs
  3. wicker frame (as of a boat)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cliabh chliabh gcliabh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “clíab”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 153, page 60

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish clíab, from Proto-Celtic *klēbos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (to lean).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cliabh m (genitive singular clèibh, plural clèibh)

  1. pannier
  2. creel
  3. chest, thorax
  4. stave (musical notation)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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

References

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