Claíomh Solais

English

Etymology

From Irish Claíomh Solais (literally “Sword of Light”).

Proper noun

Claíomh Solais

1. (Irish mythology) The "Sword of Light", one of the Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann which belonged to Núadu.

Translations

mythological sword

• Irish: Claíomh Solais
• Scottish Gaelic: Claidheamh Soluis, claidheamh geal soluis

Irish

Alternative forms

• Claidheamh Soluis (obsolete)
• cloidheamh solais

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klˠiːvˠ ˈsˠɔl̪ˠəʃ/

Proper noun

Claíomh Solais m (genitive Chlaíomh Solais)

1. (Irish mythology) Claíomh Solais

Mutation

Mutated forms of Claíomh Solais

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Claíomh Solais	Chlaíomh Solais	gClaíomh Solais

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

Further reading

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