clúdach

== Irish == === Alternative forms === clúdadh, clúdamh clúdú (verbal noun only) === Etymology === From a variant of Middle Irish clúdugud (“clothing, covering”), from clúit (“shelter, cover”) (modern clúid). MacBain suggests a loanword from Middle English clout (“piece of cloth”), but this is difficult to reconcile both semantically and phonologically. A derivation of some kind from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, protect”) seems likely. === Pronunciation === (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkl̪ˠuːd̪ˠəx/, /ˈklˠuːd̪ˠəx/ === Noun === clúdach m (genitive singular as substantive clúdaigh, genitive as verbal noun clúdaithe, nominative plural clúdaigh) verbal noun of clúdaigh cover (lid) envelope (wrapper for mailing) Synonym: clúdach litreach ==== Declension ==== As a substantive: As a verbal noun: ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== clúid === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “clúdaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 152 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “clúdach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN