clúdach

Irish

Alternative forms

• clúdadh, clúdamh
• clúdú (verbal noun only)

Etymology

The cl- anlaut of clúdach derives from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover; hide; protect”). The -d- could regularly derive from Celtic -nt, in which case the ending could contain Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“cover”), though the Celtic suffix *-ākos is more likely.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkl̪ˠuːd̪ˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈklˠuːd̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈklˠuːd̪ˠa(x)/

Noun

clúdach m (genitive singular as substantive clúdaigh, genitive as verbal noun clúdaithe, nominative plural clúdaigh)

1. verbal noun of clúdaigh
2. cover (lid)
3. envelope (wrapper for mailing)

   Synonym: clúdach litreach

Declension

As a substantive:

Declension of clúdach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative clúdach clúdaigh Vocative a chlúdaigh a chlúdacha Genitive clúdaigh clúdach Dative clúdach clúdaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an clúdach na clúdaigh Genitive an chlúdaigh na gclúdach Dative leis an gclúdach don chlúdach leis na clúdaigh

As a verbal noun:

Declension of clúdach

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative clúdach Vocative a chlúdach Genitive clúdaithe Dative clúdach

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an clúdach Genitive an chlúdaithe Dative leis an gclúdach don chlúdach

Derived terms

• clúdach bog
• clúdach céadlae
• clúdach crua
• clúdach deannaigh
• clúdach fuinneoige
• clúdach lampa
• clúdach leapa
• clúdach litreach
• clúdach pá
• clúdach piliúir
• clúdach scamall
• clúdach stuáilte

 

Related terms

• clúid

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
clúdach	chlúdach	gclúdach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “clúdach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “clúdaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clúdach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN