clúdach

Irish

Alternative forms
  • clúdadh, clúdamh
  • clúdú (verbal noun only)

Etymology

The cl- anlaut of clúdach derives from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover; hide; protect”). The -d- could regularly derive from Celtic -nt, in which case the ending could contain Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“cover”), though the Celtic suffix *-ākos is more likely.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkl̪ˠuːd̪ˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈklˠuːd̪ˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈklˠuːd̪ˠa(x)/

Noun

clúdach m (genitive singular as substantive clúdaigh, genitive as verbal noun clúdaithe, nominative plural clúdaigh)

  1. verbal noun of clúdaigh
  2. cover (lid)
  3. envelope (wrapper for mailing)
    Synonym: clúdach litreach

Declension

As a substantive:

Declension of clúdach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative clúdach clúdaigh
Vocative a chlúdaigh a chlúdacha
Genitive clúdaigh clúdach
Dative clúdach clúdaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an clúdach na clúdaigh
Genitive an chlúdaigh na gclúdach
Dative leis an gclúdach

don chlúdach

 leis na clúdaigh

As a verbal noun:

Declension of clúdach

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative clúdach
Vocative a chlúdach
Genitive clúdaithe
Dative clúdach

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an clúdach
Genitive an chlúdaithe
Dative leis an gclúdach

don chlúdach

Derived terms
  • clúdach bog
  • clúdach céadlae
  • clúdach crua
  • clúdach deannaigh
  • clúdach fuinneoige
  • clúdach lampa
  • clúdach leapa
  • clúdach litreach
  • clúdach pá
  • clúdach piliúir
  • clúdach scamall
  • clúdach stuáilte

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

Further reading
  • “clúdach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “clúdaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clúdach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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