cliamhain
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish clíamain (“male relative-in-law”).
Noun
cliamhain m (genitive singular cliamhain or cleamhna, nominative plural cliamhaineacha or cleamhnacha or cliamhnacha)
Declension
Standard inflection (fourth declension):
Declension of cliamhain
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural form: cliamhnacha
Alternative inflection (third declension):
Declension of cliamhain
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- banchliamhain (“daughter-in-law”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cliamhain | chliamhain | gcliamhain |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “clíamain”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- “cliaṁain” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 148.
- "cliamhain" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “cliamhain” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cliamhain” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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