cluich

Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /klˠɪç/

Verb

cluich (present analytic cluicheann, future analytic cluichfidh, verbal noun cluicheadh, past participle cluichte)

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	cluichim	cluicheann tú; cluichir^†	cluicheann sé, sí	cluichimid	cluicheann sibh	cluicheann siad; cluichid^†	a chluicheann; a chluicheas / a gcluicheann; a gcluicheas	cluichtear
	past	chluich mé; chluicheas	chluich tú; chluichis	chluich sé, sí	chluicheamar; chluich muid	chluich sibh; chluicheabhair	chluich siad; chluicheadar	a chluich / ar chluich*	cluicheadh
	past habitual	chluichinn	chluichteá	chluicheadh sé, sí	chluichimis; chluicheadh muid	chluicheadh sibh	chluichidís; chluicheadh siad	a chluicheadh / ar chluicheadh*	chluichtí
	future	cluichfidh mé; cluichfead	cluichfidh tú; cluichfir^†	cluichfidh sé, sí	cluichfimid; cluichfidh muid	cluichfidh sibh	cluichfidh siad; cluichfid^†	a chluichfidh; a chluichfeas / a gcluichfidh; a gcluichfeas	cluichfear
conditional		chluichfinn / gcluichfinn‡‡	chluichfeá / gcluichfeá‡‡	chluichfeadh sé, sí / gcluichfeadh sé, sí‡‡	chluichfimis; chluichfeadh muid / gcluichfimis‡‡; gcluichfeadh muid‡‡	chluichfeadh sibh / gcluichfeadh sibh‡‡	chluichfidís; chluichfeadh siad / gcluichfidís‡‡; gcluichfeadh siad‡‡	a chluichfeadh / ar chluichfeadh*	chluichfí / gcluichfí‡‡
subjunctive	present	go gcluiche mé; go gcluichead^†	go gcluiche tú; go gcluichir^†	go gcluiche sé, sí	go gcluichimid; go gcluiche muid	go gcluiche sibh	go gcluiche siad; go gcluichid^†	—	go gcluichtear
subjunctive	past	dá gcluichinn	dá gcluichteá	dá gcluicheadh sé, sí	dá gcluichimis; dá gcluicheadh muid	dá gcluicheadh sibh	dá gcluichidís; dá gcluicheadh siad	—	dá gcluichtí
imperative		cluichim	cluich	cluicheadh sé, sí	cluichimis	cluichigí; cluichidh^†	cluichidís	—	cluichtear
verbal noun		cluicheadh
past participle		cluichte

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cluich	chluich	gcluich
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cluiche.

Noun

cluich m (genitive singular cluiche, plural cluichean or cluicheachan or cluicheannan)

play, game, pastime, sport
funeral games, funeral rites, solemnities
battle
(school) vacation
flirting
gaming
(theater) performance
verbal noun of cluich

Derived terms

cainnt-chluich (“pun”)
cairt-chluiche (“playing card”)
cluicheadair (“player, actor”)
taigh-cluiche (“theatre”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish cluichigidir.

Verb

cluich (past chluich, future cluichidh, verbal noun cluich, past participle cluichte)

play
Chluich Seumas leis a' chlaidheamh. ― James played with the sword.

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