cleachtadh

Irish

Etymology 1

cleacht +‎ -adh

Pronunciation

Noun

cleachtadh m (genitive singular as substantive cleachtaidh, genitive as verbal noun cleachta, nominative plural cleachtaí)

  1. verbal noun of cleacht
  2. habit, wont
  3. practice, experience
  4. (theater) rehearsal
  5. (education) exercise
Declension

(as verbal noun):

Declension of cleachtadh (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cleachtadh cleachtaí
vocative a chleachtadh a chleachtaí
genitive cleachta cleachtaí
dative cleachtadh cleachtaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cleachtadh na cleachtaí
genitive an chleachta na gcleachtaí
dative leis an gcleachtadh
don chleachtadh
leis na cleachtaí

(as regular noun):

Declension of cleachtadh (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cleachtadh cleachtaí
vocative a chleachtaidh a chleachtaí
genitive cleachtaidh cleachtaí
dative cleachtadh cleachtaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cleachtadh na cleachtaí
genitive an chleachtaidh na gcleachtaí
dative leis an gcleachtadh
don chleachtadh
leis na cleachtaí
Derived terms
  • ainchleachtadh
  • athchleachtadh (revision)
  • dianchleachtadh (intensive practice)
  • díchleachtadh (disuse, desuetude)
  • droch-chleachtadh (bad habit)
  • leabhar cleachta (exercise book)
  • neamhchleachtadh (inexperience)
  • raidhfil cleachta (gallery rifle)
  • seanchleachtadh (long experience)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈclʲaxt̪ˠəɡ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈclʲaxt̪ˠəvˠ/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈclʲaxt̪ˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈclʲaxt̪ˠu/

Verb

cleachtadh

  1. past indicative autonomous of cleacht

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈclʲaxt̪ˠəx/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): (before , , sibh, siad) /ˈclʲaxt̪ˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈclʲaxt̪ˠəx/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): (before , , sibh, siad) /ˈclʲaxt̪ˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈclʲaxt̪ˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): (before , , sibh, siad) /ˈclʲaxt̪ˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈclʲaxt̪ˠu/

Verb

cleachtadh

  1. inflection of cleacht:
    1. past subjunctive analytic
    2. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

Mutated forms of cleachtadh
radical lenition eclipsis
cleachtadh chleachtadh gcleachtadh

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 174
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 1, page 1

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cleaċtaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 202; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cleachtadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN