claontach

Irish

Etymology

From claonta +‎ -ach.

Adjective

claontach (genitive singular masculine claontaigh, genitive singular feminine claontaí, plural claontacha, comparative claontaí)

1. Alternative form of claonta

Declension

Declension of claontach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	claontach	chlaontach	claontacha; chlaontacha2
vocative	chlaontaigh		claontacha
genitive		claontaí	claontacha	claontach
dative	claontach; chlaontach1	chlaontach; chlaontaigh (archaic)	claontacha; chlaontacha2
Comparative	níos claontaí
Superlative	is claontaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of claontach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
claontach	chlaontach	gclaontach

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) “claonta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN