cluain

== Irish == === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /kl̪ˠuənʲ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /klˠuənʲ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /klˠũːnʲ/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish clúain, from Proto-Celtic *klounis. ==== Noun ==== cluain f (genitive singular cluana, nominative plural cluainte or cluanta) meadow Synonym: móinéar after-grass ===== Declension ===== Alternative plural: cluanta ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → English: Cloyne === Etymology 2 === From Old Irish clúain. Kroonen suggests a further derivation from Proto-Indo-European *klop-ni-, itself from the root *klep- (“to steal”). ==== Noun ==== cluain f (genitive singular cluana) deception; persuasion, beguilement dissimulation ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cluain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “cluain”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “cluain”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish clúain, from Proto-Celtic *klounis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʰl̪ˠuəɲ/ === Noun === cluain f (genitive singular cluaine, plural cluaintean or cluainean) pasture, green field, meadow, lawn ==== Declension ==== Alternative dative singular: cluainidh === Mutation === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “cluain”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN