cloigeann

== Irish == === Alternative forms === claigeann (Ulster, parts of Mayo) === Etymology === From Old Irish cloicenn (“skull”), from cloch + cenn. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkl̪ˠiɟən̪ˠ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): (Galway) /ˈklˠeɟən̪ˠ/, /ˈkl̪ˠeɟən̪ˠ/; (Mayo) /ˈklˠeɟən̪ˠ/, /ˈklˠaɟən̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form claigeann) (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈklˠæɟən̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form claigeann) === Noun === cloigeann m (genitive singular cloiginn, nominative plural cloigne) skull (Ulster, Galway) head Synonym: ceann ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gearrchloigneach (“short-headed”, adjective) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cloigeann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cloicenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language