claon

See also: claon-

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cláen (“stoop, slope, slant”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kl̪ˠeːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /klˠiːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /klˠeːnˠ/, (older) /klˠɤːnˠ/

Noun

claon m (genitive singular claoin, nominative plural claonta)

1. incline, slope, slant
2. inclination, tendency
3. perversity

Declension

Declension of claon (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative claon claonta vocative a chlaon a chlaonta genitive claoin claonta dative claon claonta forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an claon na claonta genitive an chlaoin na gclaonta dative leis an gclaon don chlaon leis na claonta

Adjective

claon (genitive singular masculine claoin, genitive singular feminine claoine, plural claona, comparative claoine)

1. inclined, sloping, slanting
2. bent down, reclining
3. tending, prone to, partial to
4. perverse

Derived terms

• claonas m (“dip”)
• naomhchlaon (“impartial”, adjective)

Verb

claon (present analytic claonann, future analytic claonfaidh, verbal noun claonadh, past participle claonta)

1. to incline

Conjugation

conjugation of claon (first conjugation – A)

verbal noun	claonadh
past participle	claonta
tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative
present	claonaim	claonann tú; claonair†	claonann sé, sí	claonaimid	claonann sibh	claonann siad; claonaid†	a chlaonann; a chlaonas / a gclaonann*	claontar
past	chlaon mé; chlaonas	chlaon tú; chlaonais	chlaon sé, sí	chlaonamar; chlaon muid	chlaon sibh; chlaonabhair	chlaon siad; chlaonadar	a chlaon / ar chlaon*	claonadh
past habitual	chlaonainn / gclaonainn‡‡	chlaontá / gclaontᇇ	chlaonadh sé, sí / gclaonadh sé, s퇇	chlaonaimis; chlaonadh muid / gclaonaimis‡‡; gclaonadh muid‡‡	chlaonadh sibh / gclaonadh sibh‡‡	chlaonaidís; chlaonadh siad / gclaonaidís‡‡; gclaonadh siad‡‡	a chlaonadh / a gclaonadh*	chlaontaí / gclaonta퇇
future	claonfaidh mé; claonfad	claonfaidh tú; claonfair†	claonfaidh sé, sí	claonfaimid; claonfaidh muid	claonfaidh sibh	claonfaidh siad; claonfaid†	a chlaonfaidh; a chlaonfas / a gclaonfaidh*	claonfar
conditional	chlaonfainn / gclaonfainn‡‡	chlaonfá / gclaonfᇇ	chlaonfadh sé, sí / gclaonfadh sé, s퇇	chlaonfaimis; chlaonfadh muid / gclaonfaimis‡‡; gclaonfadh muid‡‡	chlaonfadh sibh / gclaonfadh sibh‡‡	chlaonfaidís; chlaonfadh siad / gclaonfaidís‡‡; gclaonfadh siad‡‡	a chlaonfadh / a gclaonfadh*	chlaonfaí / gclaonfa퇇
subjunctive
present	go gclaona mé; go gclaonad†	go gclaona tú; go gclaonair†	go gclaona sé, sí	go gclaonaimid; go gclaona muid	go gclaona sibh	go gclaona siad; go gclaonaid†	—	go gclaontar
past	dá gclaonainn	dá gclaontá	dá gclaonadh sé, sí	dá gclaonaimis; dá gclaonadh muid	dá gclaonadh sibh	dá gclaonaidís; dá gclaonadh siad	—	dá gclaontaí
imperative
–	claonaim	claon	claonadh sé, sí	claonaimis	claonaigí; claonaidh†	claonaidís	—	claontar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of claon

radical	lenition	eclipsis
claon	chlaon	gclaon

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish cláenaid, a denominative verb from Old Irish clóen. Cognate with Irish claon and Manx cleayn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰl̪ˠɯːn/

Verb

claon (past chlaon, future claonaidh, verbal noun claonadh, past participle claonte)

1. slope, incline
2. veer
3. squint
4. (grammar) decline

Synonyms

• (decline): tuisealaich

Derived terms

• ath-chlaon (“relapse”, verb)
• neo-chlaon (“impartial, objective”)

Adjective

claon

1. sloping
2. oblique