cluigean

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From clag (“bell”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰl̪ˠukʲan/

Noun

cluigean m

  1. something that dangles
    1. cluster of berries
    2. catkin on a tree
    3. tassel of a carpet
    4. wattle of a bird

Declension

Declension of cluigean (type I masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative cluigean cluigeanan
genitive cluigein chluigeanan
dative cluigean cluigeanan; cluigeanaibh✝
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) cluigean (na) cluigeanan
genitive (a') chluigein (nan) cluigeanan
dative (a') chluigean (na) cluigeanan; cluigeanaibh✝
vocative chluigein chluigeanan

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutation of cluigean
radical lenition
cluigean chluigean

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

References

  • Colin Mark (2003) “cluigean”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 145
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