cluin

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ro·cluinethar, from Proto-Celtic *klinutor, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néwti (compare Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇoti, hears)) from *ḱlew- (to hear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kl̪ˠɪnʲ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /klɨn/

Verb

cluin (present analytic cluineann, future analytic cluinfidh, verbal noun cluinstin, past participle cluinte)

  1. (Ulster, parts of Connacht) to hear
    Synonym: (Munster, parts of Connacht) clois

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of cluin
radical lenition eclipsis
cluin chluin gcluin

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

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “cluinim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 211; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cluin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish ro·cluinethar, from Proto-Celtic *klinutor, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néwti (compare Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇoti, hears)) from *ḱlew- (to hear).

Verb

cluin (verbal noun cluinaghtyn, past tense form cheayll, past participle cluinit or clinnit)

  1. to hear
    Synonym: clasht

Derived terms

  • aachluinn

Mutation

Mutation of cluin
radical lenition eclipsis
cluin chluin gluin

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