cliathánach

Irish

Etymology

From cliathán +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈclʲiːhana(x)/

Adjective

cliathánach (genitive singular masculine cliathánaigh, genitive singular feminine cliathánaí, plural cliathánacha, comparative cliathánaí)

1. flanking
2. lateral (of or pertaining to the side)
3. sideways
4. broadside

Declension

Declension of cliathánach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	cliathánach	chliathánach	cliathánacha; chliathánacha2
vocative	chliathánaigh		cliathánacha
genitive		cliathánaí	strong noun	weak noun
			cliathánacha	cliathánach
dative	cliathánach; chliathánach1	chliathánach; chliathánaigh (archaic)	cliathánacha; chliathánacha2
Comparative	níos cliathánaí
Superlative	is cliathánaí

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

• carr cliathánach (“sidecar, jaunting car”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cliathánach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cliathánach	chliathánach	gcliathánach

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

Further reading

• “cliathánach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy