cliabhán

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish clíabán. By surface analysis, cliabh +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /clʲiːˈvˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈclʲiəwɑːnˠ/, /ˈclʲiəwɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈclʲiəwanˠ/, /ˈclʲiəwan̪ˠ/

Noun

cliabhán m (genitive singular cliabháin, nominative plural cliabháin)

1. cradle
2. crib
3. cot

Declension

Declension of cliabhán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cliabhán cliabháin Vocative a chliabháin a chliabhána Genitive cliabháin cliabhán Dative cliabhán cliabháin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cliabhán na cliabháin Genitive an chliabháin na gcliabhán Dative leis an gcliabhán don chliabhán leis na cliabháin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cliabhán	chliabhán	gcliabhán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cliabhán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN