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)

verbal noun of clúdaigh
cover (lid)
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, no plural)

bare forms
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

Related terms

clúid

Mutation

Mutated forms of *clúdach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
clúdach	chlúdach	gclúdach

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