clis

Irish

Noun

clis m

  1. vocative/genitive singular of cleas

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
clis chlis gclis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Derived from cleas (“play, trick, feat”) or its source.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰliʃ/

Adjective

clis (comparative clise)

  1. (Argyll) quick, swift, agile, nimble, speedy, active
    cho clis ri dealanach ― as fast as lightning
    • (date unknown), Alasdair MacFhraing (words), Teàrlach MacAonghais (melody), Mo ghleannan Taobh Loch Lìobhann:
      Air an achadh bheag uain' chaidh lomadh le fàl
      Bidh na gillean le 'n camain a' strì ann
      'S chan eil buidheann an siorramachd mhòr Earra-Ghàidheal
      Tha cho clis ris na suinn taobh Loch Lìobhainn.
      On the little green field that was mown by a scythe
      The lads will be competing with their shinty sticks
      And there isn't a team in the great shire of Argyll
      That's as agile as the heroes by Loch Leven.

Derived terms

References
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “clis”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
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