clúiteach

Irish

Alternative forms

• cliúiteach, clúitiúil, clúmhar, clúmhail, clúúil

Etymology

From clú +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkl̪ˠuːtʲəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈclʲuːtʲa(x)/ (corresponding to the form cliúiteach)

Adjective

clúiteach (genitive singular masculine clúitigh, genitive singular feminine clúití, plural clúiteacha, comparative clúití)

1. of good repute
2. honored, renowned

Declension

Declension of clúiteach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	clúiteach	chlúiteach	clúiteacha; chlúiteacha2
vocative	chlúitigh		clúiteacha
genitive		clúití	clúiteacha	clúiteach
dative	clúiteach; chlúiteach1	chlúiteach; chlúitigh (archaic)	clúiteacha; chlúiteacha2
Comparative	níos clúití
Superlative	is clúití

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• mórchlúiteach

Mutation

Mutated forms of clúiteach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
clúiteach	chlúiteach	gclúiteach

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “clúitech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clúiteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “clúiteach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “clúiteach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025