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claon.

incline, slope, slant

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/kl̪ˠeːn̪ˠ/Munster/klˠiːnˠ/Connacht/klˠeːnˠ/Ulster/klˠɤːnˠ/Ulster
  1. incline, slope, slant

    masculine
  2. inclination, tendency

    masculine
  3. perversity

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish cláen (“stoop, slope, slant”).

adj/kl̪ˠeːn̪ˠ/Munster/klˠiːnˠ/Connacht/klˠeːnˠ/Ulster/klˠɤːnˠ/Ulster
  1. inclined, sloping, slanting

  2. bent down, reclining

  3. tending, prone to, partial to

  4. perverse

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish cláen (“stoop, slope, slant”).

verb/kl̪ˠeːn̪ˠ/Munster/klˠiːnˠ/Connacht/klˠeːnˠ/Ulster/klˠɤːnˠ/Ulster
  1. to incline

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish cláen (“stoop, slope, slant”).

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