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Where does “cleachtadh” come from?

cleachtadh (Irish) comes from Irish -adh, from Old Irish -ad, from Proto-Celtic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

cleachtadh (Irish): verbal noun of cleacht; habit, wont; practice,...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of cleacht; habit, wont; practice,...

Ancestry of “cleachtadh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-adhCreates the regular verbal noun of...
2Old Irish-adsuffix forming verbal nouns; suffix forming the...
3Proto-Celtic-tusForms action nouns from verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “cleachtadh”

  • ainchleachtadh
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