cluin

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ro·cluinethar, from Proto-Celtic *klinutor, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néwti (compare Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇoti, “hears”)) from *ḱlew- (“to hear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kl̪ˠɪnʲ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /klɨn/

Verb

cluin (present analytic cluineann, future analytic cluinfidh, verbal noun cluinstin, past participle cluinte)

  1. (Ulster, parts of Connacht) to hear
    Synonym: (Munster, parts of Connacht) clois

Conjugation

Conjugation of cluin (irregular)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present cluinim cluineann tú;
cluinir† 		cluineann sé, sí cluinimid;
cluineann muid 		cluineann sibh cluineann siad;
cluinid† 		a chluineann; a chluineas cluintear
past chuala mé;
chualas 		chuala tú;
chualais 		chuala sé, sí chualamar;
chuala muid 		chuala sibh;
chualabhair 		chuala siad;
chualadar 		a chuala chualathas
past habitual chluininn /
cluininn‡ 		chluinteá /
cluinteᇠ		chluineadh sé, sí /
cluineadh sé, sí‡ 		chluinimis;
chluineadh muid /
cluinimis‡;
cluineadh muid‡ 		chluineadh sibh /
cluineadh sibh‡ 		chluinidís; chluineadh siad /
cluinidís‡; cluineadh siad‡ 		a chluineadh chluintí /
cluintí‡
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future cluinfidh mé;
cluinfead 		cluinfidh tú;
cluinfir† 		cluinfidh sé, sí cluinfimid;
cluinfidh muid 		cluinfidh sibh cluinfidh siad;
cluinfid† 		a chluinfidh, a chluinfeas cluinfear
conditional chluinfinn /
cluinfinn‡ 		chluinfeá /
cluinfeᇠ		chluinfeadh sé, sí /
cluinfeadh sé, sí‡ 		chluinfimis;
chluinfeadh muid /
cluinfimis‡;
cluinfeadh muid‡ 		chluinfeadh sibh /
cluinfeadh sibh‡ 		chluinfidís;
chluinfeadh siad /
cluinfidís‡;
cluinfeadh siad‡ 		a chluinfeadh chluinfí /
cluinfí‡
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go gcluine mé;
go gcluinead† 		go gcluine tú;
go gcluinir† 		go gcluine sé, sí go gcluinimid;
go gcluine muid 		go gcluine sibh go gcluine siad;
go gcluinid† 		— go gcluintear
past dá gcluininn dá gcluinteá dá gcluineadh sé, sí dá gcluinimis;
dá gcluineadh muid 		dá gcluineadh sibh dá gcluinidís; dá gcluineadh siad — dá gcluintí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— cluinim cluin cluineadh sé, sí cluinimis cluinigí;
cluinidh† 		cluinidís — cluintear
past participle cluinte
verbal noun cluinstin

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Mutation

Mutated forms of cluin
radical lenition eclipsis
cluin chluin gcluin

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

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cluinim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 211; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cluin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish ro·cluinethar, from Proto-Celtic *klinutor, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néwti (compare Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇoti, “hears”)) from *ḱlew- (“to hear”).

Verb

cluin (verbal noun cluinaghtyn, past tense form cheayll, past participle cluinit or clinnit)

  1. to hear
    Synonym: clasht

Derived terms

  • aachluinn

Mutation

Mutation of cluin
radical lenition eclipsis
cluin chluin gluin

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

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