cladhaire

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish cladaire m (“ditch digger”),[1] from Old Irish clad m (“ditch, trench; dyke, earthen rampart”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkl̪ˠaiɾʲə/[2]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈklˠaiɾʲə/[3]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈklˠeːɾʲə/, [ˈklˠeiɾʲə]; (older) /ˈklˠɤːɾʲə/, [ˈklˠɤiɾʲə][4]

Noun

cladhaire m (genitive singular cladhaire, nominative plural cladhairí)

  1. (literary) ditcher
  2. villain; rogue, trickster
  3. spineless person; coward

Derived terms

  • claidhreacht f (“villainy, roguery; cowardice”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cladhaire
radical lenition eclipsis
cladhaire chladhaire gcladhaire

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cladaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 195, page 98
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 153
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 70, page 30

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish cladaire m (“ditch digger”),[1] from Old Irish clad m (“ditch, trench; dyke, earthen rampart”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰl̪ˠɤ.ɪɾʲə/

Noun

cladhaire m (genitive singular cladhaire, plural cladhairean)

  1. coward, poltroon
  2. hero
  3. one superintending the burying of soldiers in an army
  4. gravedigger
  5. rogue

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of cladhaire
radical lenition
cladhaire chladhaire

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cladaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “cladhaire”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cladaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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