cliù

See also: cliu

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish clú, from Proto-Celtic *klowos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos.

Pronunciation

Noun

cliù m (genitive singular cliù, no plural)

  1. fame, glory, renown, reputation
  2. praise

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References

  1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 39
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Scouller, Alastair (2017), The Gaelic Dialect of Colonsay (PhD thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 216
  3. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 64
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