clann
English
Noun
clann (plural clanns)
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cland (“children, family, offspring”),[1] from Old Welsh plant (“children”), from Latin planta (“shoot, twig, sprout”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kl̪ˠɑun̪ˠ/[2]
- (Galway) IPA(key): /klˠɑːn̪ˠ/, /kl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /klˠan̪ˠ/, /kl̪ˠan̪ˠ/
Noun
clann f (genitive singular clainne, nominative plural clanna)
Declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- Ádhamhchlann
- ag iompar clainne
- breith clainne (“child-birth”)
- Clann Bhullaí
- clann clainne (“grandchildren, descendants”)
- Clann Liútair
- clannach
- clannaigh (“plant; procreate; luxuriate”)
- clannchuid (“portion”)
- clannmhaicne (“male issue; descendants”)
- clannmhar (“having many children; prolific; luxuriant”)
- clannóg (“lock, tress”)
- duine clainne (“child (of family)”)
- iompar clainne (“gestation, pregnancy”)
- sinsear na clainne (“first-born (child)”)
- tinneas clainne (“pangs of childbirth”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
clann | chlann | gclann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “clann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 199, page 100
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Manx
Etymology
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Verb
clann (verbal noun clannaghey or clanney, past participle clannit)
Derived terms
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
clann | chlann | glann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cland, from Old Welsh plant, from Latin planta.
Noun
clann f
Descendants
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “clann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cland, from Old Welsh plant, from Latin planta.
Pronunciation
Noun
clann f (dative singular cloinn, genitive singular cloinne, no plural)
- children, offspring, progeny
- clann an cloinne ― their children’s children
- thoir seo don chloinn ― give this to the children
- 1993, Dr. Richard Cox, Anne Lorne Gillies, “Speaking our Language 7:1”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- A bheil clann agaibh?
- Do you have children?
- clan, tribe
- clann Dòmhnaill ― the MacDonalds
- 1882, proverb, A collection of Gaelic proverbs and familiar phrases : based on Macintosh's collection, page 150:
- Clanna nan Gàidheal an guaillibh a chéile!
- May all the clans stand shoulder to shoulder!
- lock, ringlet, curl
- na clannaibh ― in [her] curls
- race
Usage notes
- Often used in the phrase duine cloinne (literally "person of children") to refer to a single child.
Derived terms
- clann-nighean (“girls”)
- drabasdachd ri cloinn (“child pornography”)
- seòmar-cloinne (“nursery”)
- Sgrìob Chlann Uisnich; Slighe Chlann Uisnich (“the Milky Way”)
- tinneas-cloinne (“childhood disease; childbirth”)
Descendants
- → English: clan
See also
- leanabh (“child”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
clann | chlann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “clann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “clann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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