cliabh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish clíab,[1] from Proto-Celtic *klēbos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”).
Noun
cliabh m (genitive singular cléibh, nominative plural cléibh)
- a basket, creel, pannier
- 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 197:
- Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.
- A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.
- breast, bosom, chest, ribs
- wicker frame (as of a boat)
Declension
Declension of cliabh
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- aingíne chléibh
- cliabhán
- cliabhrach
- mála droma cléibh
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| 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
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “clíab”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 153, page 60
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cliabh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cliabh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cliabh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish clíab, from Proto-Celtic *klēbos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰliəv/
Noun
Synonyms
- (chest): broilleach
Derived terms
- cnàimh a' chlèibh (“breastbone”)
- fiabhras-clèibhe (“pneumonia”)
References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cliabh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
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