clis ar

== Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish clisid ar, clisid tar (“to surpass, excel”, literally “to jump on/jump past”). === Verb === clis ar (present analytic cliseann ar, future analytic clisfidh ar, verbal noun cliseadh ar, past participle cliste ar) (obsolete) to surpass to fail to let down (disappoint) ==== Usage notes ==== Generally used impersonally or with the thing or endeavor that has failed as the subject; the person affected by the failure is expressed as the object of ar. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (fail): teip ar === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “clisim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 206; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “clis ar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN