rocluinethar

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸro- (whence ro-) + *klinutor (metathesized to *klunitor in Proto-Goidelic), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néwti (compare Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇoti, hears)) from *ḱlew- (to hear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [roˈklunʲeθar]

Verb

ro·cluinethar (prototonic ·cluinethar, verbal noun clúas)

  1. to hear
  2. to hear of

For quotations using this term, see Citations:rocluinethar.

Inflection

Complex, class B V present, reduplicated preterite, a future, e subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. ro·cluiniur ro·cluinethar ro·cluinemmar ro·cluinetar ro·cluinter
prot. ·cluiniur ·cluinethar ·cluinemmar ·cluinetar ·cluinter
imperfect indicative deut. ro·cluined
prot. ·cluined
preterite deut. co·cúalae co·clos, co·closs
prot. ·cúala ·cúala ·cúalae ·cúalammar ·cúalid, ·cúalaid ·cúalatar ·clos, ·closs ·clossa
perfect deut. ro·cúala ro·cúala ro·cúalae ro·cúalammar ro·cúalid, ro·cúalaid ro·cúalatar ro·clos, ro·closs ro·clossa
prot. ·cúala ·cúala ·cúalae ·cúalammar ·cúalid, ·cúalaid ·cúalatar ·clos, ·closs ·clossa
future deut. ro·cechladar ro·cechlastar
prot. ·cechladar ·cechlastar ·cechlaiter
conditional deut. ro·cechlastai
prot. ·cechlainn ·cechlastai
present subjunctive deut. ro·cloor, ro·clór ro·cloither ro·cloathar ro·cloammar ro·cloatar ·cloatar
prot. ·cloor, ·clór cloither ·cloathar cloammar
past subjunctive deut. ro·cload ro·cloithe ro·cloitis
prot. ·cload ·cloimmis ·cloithe ·cloitis
imperative cluinte cluinem
verbal noun clúas
past participle
verbal of necessity

Descendants

  • Irish: cluin
  • Manx: cluin
  • Scottish Gaelic: cluinn

Mutation

Mutation of ro·cluinethar
radical lenition nasalization
ro·cluinethar ro·chluinethar ro·cluinethar
pronounced with /ɡ-/

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

Further reading