cleamhnas

Irish

Alternative forms

• cleamhnus (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish clemnas, from the root of cliamhain +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈclʲɑun̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

cleamhnas m (genitive singular cleamhnais, nominative plural cleamhnais or cleamhnaistí)

1. relationship or connection by marriage, affinity (family relationship through marriage)

   i gcleamhnas ― related by marriage

2. marriage alliance
3. match (arrangement of marriage), arranged marriage

   déanamh cleamhnais ― matchmaking

4. betrothal, espousal

Declension

Declension of cleamhnas (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cleamhnas cleamhnais vocative a chleamhnais a chleamhnasa genitive cleamhnais cleamhnas dative cleamhnas cleamhnais forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an cleamhnas na cleamhnais genitive an chleamhnais na gcleamhnas dative leis an gcleamhnas don chleamhnas leis na cleamhnais

• Alternative plural (all cases): cleamhnaistí

Derived terms

• cleamhnas cumainn (“love match”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cleamhnas

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cleamhnas	chleamhnas	gcleamhnas

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cleaṁnas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 146
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cleamhnas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN