clis

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /clʲiʃ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish clisid (“to perform feats; to leap, start”), denominal from Old Irish cles (“feat”).[1] Compare cluiche (“game, sport”), which could be related.

Verb

clis (present analytic cliseann, future analytic clisfidh, verbal noun cliseadh, past participle cliste)

  1. (dated) to jump
  2. to start (jerk suddenly in surprise), flinch
    Chlis mé as mo chodladh.
    I started out of my sleep/I woke with a start.
  3. to shy (jump back in fear)
    Chlis an capall.
    The horse shied.
  4. to fail (cease to operate; be wanting, fall short)
    Tá an solas ag cliseadh.
    The light is failing/the light is going.
    Chlis na prátaí.
    The potatoes failed.
  5. to break down (stop functioning)
    Chlis mo charr.
    My car broke down.
Conjugation
Conjugation of clis (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present clisim cliseann tú;
clisir† 		cliseann sé, sí clisimid; cliseann muid cliseann sibh cliseann siad;
clisid† 		a chliseann; a chliseas clistear
past chlis mé; chliseas chlis tú; chlisis chlis sé, sí chliseamar; chlis muid chlis sibh; chliseabhair chlis siad; chliseadar a chlis cliseadh
past habitual chlisinn /
clisinn‡ 		chlisteá /
clisteᇠ		chliseadh sé, sí /
cliseadh sé, sí‡ 		chlisimis; chliseadh muid /
clisimis‡; cliseadh muid‡ 		chliseadh sibh /
cliseadh sibh‡ 		chlisidís; chliseadh siad /
clisidís‡; cliseadh siad‡ 		a chliseadh chlistí /
clistí‡
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future clisfidh mé;
clisfead 		clisfidh tú;
clisfir† 		clisfidh sé, sí clisfimid;
clisfidh muid 		clisfidh sibh clisfidh siad;
clisfid† 		a chlisfidh; a chlisfeas clisfear
conditional chlisfinn /
clisfinn‡ 		chlisfeá /
clisfeᇠ		chlisfeadh sé, sí /
clisfeadh sé, sí‡ 		chlisfimis; chlisfeadh muid /
clisfimis‡; clisfeadh muid‡ 		chlisfeadh sibh /
clisfeadh sibh‡ 		chlisfidís; chlisfeadh siad /
clisfidís‡; clisfeadh siad‡ 		a chlisfeadh chlisfí /
clisfí‡
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go gclise mé;
go gclisead† 		go gclise tú;
go gclisir† 		go gclise sé, sí go gclisimid;
go gclise muid 		go gclise sibh go gclise siad;
go gclisid† 		— go gclistear
past dá gclisinn dá gclisteá dá gcliseadh sé, sí dá gclisimis;
dá gcliseadh muid 		dá gcliseadh sibh dá gclisidís;
dá gcliseadh siad 		— dá gclistí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— clisim clis cliseadh sé, sí clisimis clisigí;
clisidh† 		clisidís — clistear
past participle cliste
verbal noun cliseadh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Synonyms
Derived terms

Further reading

  • “clis”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “clisim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 206; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “clis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

clis m

  1. vocative/genitive singular of cleas

Mutation

Mutated forms of clis
radical lenition eclipsis
clis chlis gclis

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “clisid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Derived from cleas (“play, trick, feat”) or its source.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰliʃ/

Adjective

clis (comparative nas clise, superlative as clise)

  1. (Argyll) quick, swift, agile, nimble, speedy, active
    cho clis ri dealanach ― as fast as lightning
    • (date unknown), Alasdair MacFhraing (words), Teàrlach MacAonghais (melody), Mo ghleannan Taobh Loch Lìobhann:
      Air an achadh bheag uain' chaidh lomadh le fàl
      Bidh na gillean le 'n camain a' strì ann
      'S chan eil buidheann an siorramachd mhòr Earra-Ghàidheal
      Tha cho clis ris na suinn taobh Loch Lìobhainn.
      On the little green field that was mown by a scythe
      The lads will be competing with their shinty sticks
      And there isn't a team in the great shire of Argyll
      That's as agile as the heroes by Loch Leven.

Derived terms

References

  • MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “clis”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN
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