claon

See also: claon-

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cláen (“stoop, slope, slant”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /kl̪ˠeːn̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /klˠiːnˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /klˠeːnˠ/, (older) /klˠɤːnˠ/^[1]

Noun

claon m (genitive singular claoin, nominative plural claonta)

Declension

Declension of claon (third declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	claon	claonta
vocative	a chlaon	a chlaonta
genitive	claoin	claonta
dative	claon	claonta

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an claon	na claonta
genitive	an chlaoin	na gclaonta
dative	leis an gclaon don chlaon	leis na claonta

Adjective

claon (genitive singular masculine claoin, genitive singular feminine claoine, plural claona, comparative claoine)

Derived terms

claonas m (“dip”)
naomhchlaon (“impartial”, adjective)

Verb

claon (present analytic claonann, future analytic claonfaidh, verbal noun claonadh, past participle claonta)

to incline

Conjugation

Conjugation of *claon* (first conjugation – A)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	claonaim	claonann tú; claonair^†	claonann sé, sí	claonaimid; claonann muid	claonann sibh	claonann siad; claonaid^†	a chlaonann; a chlaonas	claontar
past	chlaon mé; chlaonas	chlaon tú; chlaonais	chlaon sé, sí	chlaonamar; chlaon muid	chlaon sibh; chlaonabhair	chlaon siad; chlaonadar	a chlaon	claonadh
past habitual	chlaonainn / claonainn^‡	chlaontá / claontá^‡	chlaonadh sé, sí / claonadh sé, sí^‡	chlaonaimis; chlaonadh muid / claonaimis^‡; claonadh muid^‡	chlaonadh sibh / claonadh sibh^‡	chlaonaidís; chlaonadh siad / claonaidís^‡; claonadh siad^‡	a chlaonadh	chlaontaí / claontaí^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	claonfaidh mé; claonfad	claonfaidh tú; claonfair^†	claonfaidh sé, sí	claonfaimid; claonfaidh muid	claonfaidh sibh	claonfaidh siad; claonfaid^†	a chlaonfaidh; a chlaonfas	claonfar
conditional	chlaonfainn / claonfainn^‡	chlaonfá / claonfá^‡	chlaonfadh sé, sí / claonfadh sé, sí^‡	chlaonfaimis; chlaonfadh muid / claonfaimis^‡; claonfadh muid^‡	chlaonfadh sibh / claonfadh sibh^‡	chlaonfaidís; chlaonfadh siad / claonfaidís^‡; claonfadh siad^‡	a chlaonfadh	chlaonfaí / claonfaí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	go gclaona mé; go gclaonad^†	go gclaona tú; go gclaonair^†	go gclaona sé, sí	go gclaonaimid; go gclaona muid	go gclaona sibh	go gclaona siad; go gclaonaid^†	—	go gclaontar
past	dá gclaonainn	dá gclaontá	dá gclaonadh sé, sí	dá gclaonaimis; dá gclaonadh muid	dá gclaonadh sibh	dá gclaonaidís; dá gclaonadh siad	—	dá gclaontaí

imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	claonaim	claon	claonadh sé, sí	claonaimis	claonaigí; claonaidh^†	claonaidís	—	claontar

past participle	claonta

verbal noun	claonadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Mutation

Mutated forms of *claon*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
claon	chlaon	gclaon

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

References

^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish cláenaid, a denominative verb from Old Irish clóen. Cognate with Irish claon and Manx cleayn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰl̪ˠɯːn/

Verb

claon (past chlaon, future claonaidh, verbal noun claonadh, past participle claonte)

Synonyms

(decline): tuisealaich

Derived terms

ath-chlaon (“relapse”, verb)
neo-chlaon (“impartial, objective”)

Adjective

claon

[1] Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31

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