clú

See also: clu and CLU

Irish

Alternative forms

• cliú

Etymology

From Old Irish clú (“fame”), from Proto-Celtic *klowos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kl̪ˠuː/, /klˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /clʲuː/ (corresponding to the alternative form cliú)

Noun

clú m (genitive singular clú)

1. honour (favourable reputation)
2. praise (commendation)
3. fame (state of being famous), renown

   Synonym: alladh

Declension

Declension of clú

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative clú Vocative a chlú Genitive clú Dative clú

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an clú Genitive an chlú Dative leis an gclú don chlú

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
clú	chlú	gclú
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *klowos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kluː/

Noun

clú n (genitive clúe)

1. fame (state of being famous)

Inflection

Neuter s-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	clúN	clúN	clúeL
Vocative	clúN	clúN	clúeL
Accusative	clúN	clúN	clúeL
Genitive	clúeL	clúe	clúeN
Dative	clúL	clúib	clúib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: clú
• Scottish Gaelic: cliù

Mutation

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

Further reading

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