cluiche

Irish

Alternative forms

• cluife (Connacht)

Etymology

From Old Irish cluiche.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkl̪ˠɪhə/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈklˠɪçə/, /ˈkl̪ˠɪçə/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /kl̪ˠiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈklˠɪçə/, /ˈkl̪ˠɪçə/; /ˈklˠəi̯çə/, /ˈkl̪ˠəi̯çə/; /ˈklˠɔi̯çə/, /ˈkl̪ˠɔi̯çə/

Noun

cluiche m (genitive singular cluiche, nominative plural cluichí)

1. game; joke; playacting; harassment
2. game, match (in sports, etc.)
3. shoal (of fish); flock (of seagulls); pack (of dogs, etc.)

Declension

Declension of cluiche

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cluiche cluichí Vocative a chluiche a chluichí Genitive cluiche cluichí Dative cluiche cluichí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cluiche na cluichí Genitive an chluiche na gcluichí Dative leis an gcluiche don chluiche leis na cluichí

Derived terms

• ceannchluiche (“final”)
• cluiche a chur as cúl doirn (“to jink, win every trick in game”)
• cluiche caointe (“funeral rites, games”)
• cluiche ceannais (“final, championship”)
• cluiche ceannais na hÉireann (“All-Ireland final”)
• cluiche coirn (“cup-tie”)
• cluiche corr (“rounders”)
• cluiche cothrom (“evenly played, drawn, game”)
• cluiche craoibhe (“final, championship”)
• cluiche dólámhach (“singles”)
• cluiche dornála (“boxing match”)
• cluiche dúbailte (“doubles”)
• cluiche físe (“video game”)
• cluiche físeán (“video game”)
• cluiche leathcheannais (“semi-final”)
• cluiche saor (“bye”)
• Cluichí Oilimpeacha (“Olympic Games”)
• daorchluiche (“baseball”)
• físchluiche (“video game”)
• idirchluiche (“intermezzo”)
• sa chluiche is go (“in such a way that”)
• tír chluiche (“sporting country; hunting-ground”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cluiche	chluiche	gcluiche
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cluiche”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cluiche”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 153
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cluiche”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44

Old Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkluxʲe]

Noun

cluiche n

1. game, play, sport
2. jest, sport
3. feats (of arms, strength)

Inflection

Neuter io-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	cluicheN	cluicheL	cluicheL
Vocative	cluicheN	cluicheL	cluicheL
Accusative	cluicheN	cluicheL	cluicheL
Genitive	cluichiL	cluicheL	cluicheN
Dative	cluichiuL	cluichib	cluichib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• cluichech
• cluichechair
• cluichigidir

Descendants

• Irish: cluiche
• Manx: cloie
• Scottish Gaelic: cluich

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
cluiche	chluiche	cluiche pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cluiche”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cluiche”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page cluiche

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰl̪ˠuçə/

Noun

cluiche m

1. genitive singular of cluich

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
cluiche	chluiche
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.