# cluin
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish ro·cluinethar, from Proto-Celtic *klinutor, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néwti (compare Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇoti, “hears”)) from *ḱlew- (“to hear”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kl̪ˠɪnʲ/
* (Aran) IPA: /klɨn/

### Verb

cluin (present analytic cluineann, future analytic cluinfidh, verbal noun cluinstin, past participle cluinte)
* (Ulster, parts of Connacht) to hear
    Synonym: (Munster, parts of Connacht) clois

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | cluinim | cluineann tú; cluinir$^†$ | cluineann sé, sí | cluinimid; cluineann muid | cluineann sibh | cluineann siad; cluinid$^†$ | a chluineann; a chluineas / a gcluineann*; a gcluineas* | cluintear |
| indicative | past | chuala mé; chualas | chuala tú; chualais | chuala sé, sí | chualamar; chuala muid | chuala sibh; chualabhair | chuala siad; chualadar | a chuala / ar chuala* | chualathas |
| indicative | past habitual | chluininn / gcluininn‡‡ | chluinteá / gcluinteá‡‡ | chluineadh sé, sí / gcluineadh sé, sí‡‡ | chluinimis; chluineadh muid / gcluinimis‡‡; gcluineadh muid‡‡ | chluineadh sibh / gcluineadh sibh‡‡ | chluinidís; chluineadh siad / gcluinidís‡‡; gcluineadh siad‡‡ | a chluineadh / a gcluineadh* | chluintí / gcluintí‡‡ |
| future | future | cluinfidh mé; cluinfead | cluinfidh tú; cluinfir$^†$ | cluinfidh sé, sí | cluinfimid; cluinfidh muid | cluinfidh sibh | cluinfidh siad; cluinfid$^†$ | a chluinfidh, a chluinfeas / a gcluinfidh*, a gcluinfeas* | cluinfear |
| conditional | conditional | chluinfinn / gcluinfinn‡‡ | chluinfeá / gcluinfeá‡‡ | chluinfeadh sé, sí / gcluinfeadh sé, sí‡‡ | chluinfimis; chluinfeadh muid / gcluinfimis‡‡; gcluinfeadh muid‡‡ | chluinfeadh sibh / gcluinfeadh sibh‡‡ | chluinfidís; chluinfeadh siad / gcluinfidís‡‡; gcluinfeadh siad‡‡ | a chluinfeadh / a gcluinfeadh* | chluinfí / gcluinfí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go gcluine mé; go gcluinead$^†$ | go gcluine tú; go gcluinir$^†$ | go gcluine sé, sí | go gcluinimid; go gcluine muid | go gcluine sibh | go gcluine siad; go gcluinid$^†$ | — | go gcluintear |
| subjunctive | past | dá gcluininn | dá gcluinteá | dá gcluineadh sé, sí | dá gcluinimis; dá gcluineadh muid | dá gcluineadh sibh | dá gcluinidís; dá gcluineadh siad | — | dá gcluintí |
| imperative | imperative | cluinim | cluin | cluineadh sé, sí | cluinimis | cluinigí; cluinidh$^†$ | cluinidís | — | cluintear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | cluinstin | cluinstin | cluinstin | cluinstin | cluinstin | cluinstin | cluinstin | cluinstin |
| past participle | past participle | cluinte | cluinte | cluinte | cluinte | cluinte | cluinte | cluinte | cluinte |
*indirect relative † dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “cluinim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cluin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Manx
### Etymology

From Old Irish ro·cluinethar, from Proto-Celtic *klinutor, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néwti (compare Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇoti, “hears”)) from *ḱlew- (“to hear”).

### Verb

cluin (verbal noun cluinaghtyn, past tense form cheayll, past participle cluinit or clinnit)
* to hear
    Synonym: clasht

#### Derived terms

* aachluinn