cladhaire
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cladaire m (“ditcher; (later) rogue, rascal; sluggard, wretch”), from clad m (“ditch, trench; dyke, earthen rampart”).
Noun
cladhaire m (genitive singular cladhaire, nominative plural cladhairí)
Derived terms
- claidhreacht f (“villainy, roguery; cowardice”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cladhaire | chladhaire | gcladhaire |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "cladhaire" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “cladaire” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cladaire m (“ditcher; (later) rogue, rascal; sluggard, wretch”), from clad m (“ditch, trench; dyke, earthen rampart”).
Noun
cladhaire m (genitive singular cladhaire, plural cladhairean)
Synonyms
- (coward): gealtaire
Derived terms
- cladhaireachd f (“cowardice”)
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “cladaire” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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