clú

See also: clu and CLU

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish clú (fame), from Proto-Celtic *klowos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klˠuː/

Noun

clú m (genitive singular clú)

  1. honour (favourable reputation)
  2. praise (commendation)
  3. fame (state of being famous), renown

Declension

Synonyms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
clú chlú gclú
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References


Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *klowos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kluː/

Noun

clú n (genitive clúe)

  1. fame (state of being famous)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
clú chlú clú
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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