clú

See also: clu and CLU

Irish

Alternative forms

• cliú

Etymology

From Old Irish clú (“fame”), from Proto-Celtic *klowos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kl̪ˠuː/, /klˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /clʲuː/ (corresponding to the alternative form cliú)

Noun

clú m (genitive singular clú)

1. honour (favourable reputation)
2. praise (commendation)
3. fame (state of being famous), renown

   Synonym: alladh

Declension

Declension of clú (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative clú vocative a chlú genitive clú dative clú forms with the definite article case singular nominative an clú genitive an chlú dative leis an gclú don chlú

Derived terms

• clúiteach

Mutation

Mutated forms of clú

radical	lenition	eclipsis
clú	chlú	gclú

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *klowos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kluː/

Noun

clú n (genitive clúe)

1. fame (state of being famous)

Inflection

Neuter s-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	clúN	clúN	clúeL
Vocative	clúN	clúN	clúeL
Accusative	clúN	clúN	clúeL
Genitive	clúeL	clúe	clúeN
Dative	clúL	clúib	clúib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: clú
• Scottish Gaelic: cliù

Mutation

Mutation of clú

radical	lenition	nasalization
clú	chlú	clú pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 clú”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language