clúas

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kloustā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”).

Noun

clúas f

  1. ear
  2. hearing

Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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

References
  • “clúas” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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