clais

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish clas.

Noun

clais f (genitive singular claise, nominative plural claiseanna)

  1. groove, rut
  2. furrow
  3. ditch, trench
    Synonyms: díog, trinse
  4. drain
    Synonym: draein
  5. gutter
  6. channel

Declension
Declension of clais

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative clais claiseanna
Vocative a chlais a chlaiseanna
Genitive claise claiseanna
Dative clais claiseanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chlais na claiseanna
Genitive na claise na gclaiseanna
Dative leis an gclais

don chlais

 leis na claiseanna

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
clais chlais gclais
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish clas.

Noun

clais f (genitive singular claise, plural claisean)

  1. groove, rut
  2. furrow
  3. ditch, trench
  4. drain
  5. gutter
  6. channel

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
claischlais
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Welsh

Etymology

Compare Old Irish clas.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /klai̯s/
  • Rhymes: -ai̯s

Noun

clais m (plural cleisau or cleisiau)

  1. bruise, contusion, weal
    Synonym: briw
    1. break, streak (esp. of day or dawn)
    2. lividly coloured spot
    3. streakiness (of marble)
  2. groove, rut, fissure
    Synonyms: agen, rhigol, rhych
    1. ditch, trench, rivulet
      Synonyms: ffos, ffrwd, nant
    2. lee (side of a ship or mountain sheltered from the wind)
  3. (botany) One of several flowering plants, including:
    1. field scabious
    2. Devil’s bit scabious
    3. clary
    4. dandelion

Derived terms
  • clais dwbl (“garden clary”)
  • clais Mair (“wild clary”)
  • clais moch (“garden clary”)
  • clais y dydd (“break of day”)
  • clais y wawr (“break of dawn”)
  • clais yr hydd (“Dog's Mercury”)
  • goglais (“tickle”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
clais glais nghlais chlais
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “clais”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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