cloigeann

Irish

cloigeann

Alternative forms

• claigeann (Ulster)

Etymology

From Old Irish cloicenn (“skull”), from cloch + cenn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklˠɛɟən̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈklˠæɟən̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form claigeann)

Noun

cloigeann m (genitive singular cloiginn, nominative plural cloigne)

1. skull
2. (Ulster, Galway) head

   Synonym: ceann

Declension

Declension of cloigeann (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cloigeann cloigne vocative a chloiginn a chloigne genitive cloiginn cloigne dative cloigeann cloigne forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an cloigeann na cloigne genitive an chloiginn na gcloigne dative leis an gcloigeann don chloigeann leis na cloigne

Derived terms

• gearrchloigneach (“short-headed”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cloigeann

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cloigeann	chloigeann	gcloigeann

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) “cloigeann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cloicenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language