cliathán

See also: cliathan

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish clíathán m (“side; loin (of meat)”), from clíath f.

Noun

cliathán m (genitive singular cliatháin, nominative plural cliatháin)

  1. flank, side

Declension
Declension of cliathán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cliathán cliatháin
Vocative a chliatháin a chliathána
Genitive cliatháin cliathán
Dative cliathán cliatháin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cliathán na cliatháin
Genitive an chliatháin na gcliathán
Dative leis an gcliathán

don chliathán

 leis na cliatháin

Derived terms
  • ar na cliatháin (“on the flanks; on the wings”)
  • cíle chliatháin f (“leeboard”)
  • cliathán bagúin m (“side of bacon”)
  • cliathán den lá m (“a portion of the day”)
  • cliathán mairteola m (“side of beef”)
  • i leith an chliatháin (“towards the side, sideways”)
  • leathchliathán m (“one flank”)
  • teacht le cliathán (“to come alongside”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cliathán chliathán gcliathán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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