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clais

ditch

NounFeminineC1/kl̪ˠaʃ/

"clais" means "ditch" in Irish (feminine noun). Pronounced /kl̪ˠaʃ/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → chlais, Urú → gclais.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "clais" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formclais
Séimhiúchlais
Urúgclais

"clais" in context

Clais uisce agus a bhruacha chun uisce d'iompar, maraon le gach ceart chun rith an uisce ann d'fheabhasú no do smachtú.

Water-course and the banks thereof for conveyance of water, with all rights to improve or control the flow of water in same

B2

Clais uisce agus a bhruach chun uisce d'iompar maraon le gach ceart chun rith an uisce ann d'fheabhasú no do smachtú.

Watercourse and bank thereof for conveyance of water, with all rights to improve or control the flow of water in same.

B2

Further reading

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