aclaí
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- aicillí (Munster)
- aclaidhe, aicillidhe (superseded)
- aclaighe, acluidhe, aicillighe, aiclidhe, aclaighidh (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish aclaide (“gentle, kind”).[1] Compare aclaigh (“limber, exercise; flex, soften”, transitive verb).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈacɪlʲiː/[2] (corresponding to the form aicillí)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈaklˠi(ː)/[3][4]
Adjective
[edit]aclaí
Derived terms
[edit]- aclaíocht f (“suppleness, agility; exercise; adroitness”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| aclaí | n-aclaí | haclaí | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 aclaide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 61, page 225; reprinted 1988
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 121, page 46
- ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 225
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aclaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aclaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “aclaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025