cluigean

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From clag (“bell”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰl̪ˠukʲan/

Noun

cluigean m

1. something that dangles
   1. cluster of berries
   2. catkin on a tree
   3. tassel of a carpet
   4. wattle of a bird

Declension

Declension of cluigean (type I masculine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	cluigean	cluigeanan
genitive	cluigein	chluigeanan
dative	cluigean	cluigeanan; cluigeanaibh✝
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) cluigean	(na) cluigeanan
genitive	(a') chluigein	(nan) cluigeanan
dative	(a') chluigean	(na) cluigeanan; cluigeanaibh✝
vocative	chluigein	chluigeanan

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Synonyms

• (catkin): clòimh-chat

Mutation

Mutation of cluigean

radical	lenition
cluigean	chluigean

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

References

• Colin Mark (2003) “cluigean”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 145