aclaí
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish aclaide (“gentle, kind”). Compare aclaigh (“limber, exercise; flex, soften”, transitive verb).
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈaklˠi/
Derived terms
- aclaíocht f (“suppleness, agility; exercise; adroitness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aclaí | n-aclaí | haclaí | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aclaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 aclaide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “aclaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “aclaí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46
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