cluain

Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

cluain f (genitive singular cluana, nominative plural cluainte or cluanta)

meadow
Synonym: móinéar
after-grass

Declension

Declension of cluain

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cluain	cluainte
Vocative	a chluain	a chluainte
Genitive	cluana	cluainte
Dative	cluain	cluainte

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an chluain	na cluainte
Genitive	na cluana	na gcluainte
Dative	leis an gcluain don chluain	leis na cluainte

Alternative plural: cluanta

Derived terms

Terms derived from cluain

Cluain f (“Cloyne”)
Cluain Fearta f (“Clonfert”)

Cluain Meala f (“Clonmel”)
Cluain Mhic Nóis f (“Clonmacnoise”)

cluanóg f (“grassy patch or nook”)

Etymology 2

Noun

cluain f (genitive singular cluana)

Declension

Declension of cluain

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case	Singular
Nominative	cluain
Vocative	a chluain
Genitive	cluana
Dative	cluain

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an chluain
Genitive	na cluana
Dative	leis an gcluain don chluain

Derived terms

Derived terms

cluain chliceála f (“clickbait”)

cluanach (“deceitful; beguiling, flattering”, adjective)

cluanaire m, cluanaí m (“deceiver, flatterer”)

colúr cluana m (“stool-pigeon”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cluain	chluain	gcluain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"cluain" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “cluain” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “cluain” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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