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clú
clú
Irish
Noun
clú m (genitive singular clú)
Declension
Declension of clú
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- (fame, renown): alladh
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| clú | chlú | gclú |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "clú" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 clú” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *klowos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kluː/
Noun
clú n (genitive clúe)
- fame (state of being famous)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| clú | chlú | clú pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “1 clú” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.