clúid

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish clúit (“shelter, recess”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“cover”) or its extension *ḱley- (“cover”) (compare Old English hleō (“shelter”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kl̪ˠuːdʲ/, /klˠuːdʲ/

Noun

clúid f (genitive singular clúide, nominative plural clúideacha)

  1. nook, corner
    Synonym: cúinne
  2. chimney corner, inglenook
  3. cover, covering
  4. recess (place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion)

Declension

Declension of clúid (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative clúid clúideacha
vocative a chlúid a chlúideacha
genitive clúide clúideacha
dative clúid clúideacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chlúid na clúideacha
genitive na clúide na gclúideacha
dative leis an gclúid
don chlúid 		leis na clúideacha

Derived terms

  • clúid a bheith agat duit féin (“to have a home of one’s own”, literally “to have a chimney corner of one's own”)
  • clúid oighir (“ice sheet”)
  • faoi chlúid (“under cover”)
  • gach cearn is clúid (“every nook and cranny”)
  • i do chlúid (“in one's arms (e.g. a baby)”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of clúid
radical lenition eclipsis
clúid chlúid gclúid

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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