clíth

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

clíth m (genitive singular clíth)

  1. heat (“condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or especially fertile”) (in a sow)
    cráin ar clíth/faoi chlíth ― a sow in heat

Mutation

Mutated forms of clíth
radical lenition eclipsis
clíth chlíth gclíth

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 175
  2. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974), Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 46

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “clíṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 206; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “clíth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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