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clocach
clocach
See also: clócach
Old Irish
Adjective
clocach
- "of the bells", related to bells, containing a bell
Usage notes
Epithet of Conall mac Aeda meic Ainmirech (†c.605), explained as being due to his excommunication by Colm Cille (†597)
Derived terms
- órchlogach (“of the golden bells”)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| clocach | chlocach | clocach pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “clocach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.