# cluiche
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* cluife (Connacht)

### Etymology

From Old Irish cluiche.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈkl̪ˠɪhə/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈklˠɪçə/, /ˈkl̪ˠɪçə/; /ˈklˠəi̯çə/, /ˈkl̪ˠəi̯çə/; /ˈklˠɔi̯çə/, /ˈkl̪ˠɔi̯çə/

### Noun

cluiche m (genitive singular cluiche, nominative plural cluichí)
* game
* (sports) game, match

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
cluiche
cluichí
vocative
a chluiche
a chluichí
genitive
cluiche
cluichí
dative
cluiche
cluichí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an cluiche
na cluichí
genitive
an chluiche
na gcluichí
dative
leis an gcluiche don chluiche
leis na cluichí :

#### Derived terms

* ceannchluiche (“final”)
* cluiche caointe (“funeral rites, games”)
* cluiche ceannais (“final, championship”)
* cluiche ceannais na hÉireann (“All-Ireland final”)
* cluiche coirn (“cup-tie”)
* cluiche corr (“rounders”)
* cluiche cothrom (“evenly played, drawn, game”)
* cluiche craoibhe (“final, championship”)
* cluiche dólámhach (“singles”)
* cluiche dornála (“boxing match”)
* cluiche dúbailte (“doubles”)
* cluiche físe (“video game”)
* cluiche físeán (“video game”)
* cluiche leathcheannais (“semi-final”)
* cluiche saor (“bye”)
* Cluichí Oilimpeacha (“Olympic Games”)
* cuir cluiche as cúl doirn (“to jink, win every trick in game”)
* daorchluiche (“baseball”)
* físchluiche (“video game”)
* idirchluiche (“intermezzo”)
* sa chluiche is go (“in such a way that”)
* tír chluiche (“sporting country; hunting-ground”)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cluiche”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 149, page 59

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cluiche”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 153
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cluiche”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Old Irish
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkluxʲe]

### Noun

cluiche n
* game, play, sport
* jest, sport
* feats (of arms, strength)

#### Inflection

Neuter io-stem :
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | cluiche$^N$ | cluiche$^L$ | cluiche$^L$ |
| Vocative | cluiche$^N$ | cluiche$^L$ | cluiche$^L$ |
| Accusative | cluiche$^N$ | cluiche$^L$ | cluiche$^L$ |
| Genitive | cluichi$^L$ | cluiche$^L$ | cluiche$^N$ |
| Dative | cluichiu$^L$ | cluichib | cluichib |
| Initial mutations of a following adjective: $^H$ = triggers aspiration $^L$ = triggers lenition $^N$ = triggers nasalization ||||

#### Derived terms

* cluichech
* cluichechair
* cluichigidir

#### Descendants

* Irish: cluiche
* Manx: cloie
* Scottish Gaelic: cluich

### Mutation

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

### References

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cluiche”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cluiche”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN, page cluiche

## Scottish Gaelic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkʰl̪ˠuçə/

### Noun

cluiche m
* genitive singular of cluich

### Mutation

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