cluich

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cluichigidir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /klˠɪç/

Verb

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

  1. chase
  2. turn, round up
  3. harass
  4. shoal

Conjugation
conjugation of cluich (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
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 / gcluichinn‡‡ chluichteá / gcluichteᇇ chluicheadh sé, sí / gcluicheadh sé, s퇇 chluichimis; chluicheadh muid / gcluichimis‡‡; gcluicheadh muid‡‡ chluicheadh sibh / gcluicheadh sibh‡‡ chluichidís; chluicheadh siad / gcluichidís‡‡; gcluicheadh siad‡‡ a chluicheadh /
a gcluicheadh*		 chluichtí / gcluicht퇇
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 / gcluichfeᇇ chluichfeadh sé, sí / gcluichfeadh sé, s퇇 chluichfimis; chluichfeadh muid / gcluichfimis‡‡; gcluichfeadh muid‡‡ chluichfeadh sibh / gcluichfeadh sibh‡‡ chluichfidís; chluichfeadh siad / gcluichfidís‡‡; gcluichfeadh siad‡‡ a chluichfeadh /
a gcluichfeadh*		 chluichfí / gcluichf퇇
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
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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰl̪ˠɪç/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cluiche.

Noun

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

  1. play, game, pastime, sport
  2. funeral games, funeral rites, solemnities
  3. battle
  4. (school) vacation
  5. flirting
  6. gaming
  7. (theater) performance
  8. verbal noun of cluich
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish cluichigidir.

Verb

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

  1. play
    Chluich Seumas leis a' chlaidheamh. ― James played with the sword.
Usage notes
  • The verbal noun can also be cluiche.

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
cluichchluich
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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