claibín
claíomh
cláirnéid
cláirseach
cláirseoir
clamhach
clampar
clann
claochlú
claon
claonadh
clapsholas
clár
cláraigh
cláraithe
cláraitheoir
clárlann
clasaiceach
clásal
claspa
clé
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clann
FEMININE NOUN
DO NOT CONFUSE WITH: teaghlach
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children
Many learners of Irish think that clann means family. It doesn't. It only means family if by family you mean the family's children. If you're looking for a word for family that also includes the parents, the grandparents and other people, look at teaghlach, líon tí and muintir.
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an bhfuil clann agat?
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have you got children?
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tá seisear clainne agam
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I have six children
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tógáil clainne
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raising a family
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ag iompar clainne
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pregnant
expecting a child
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a Dhia, tá mé ag iompar clainne!
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oh my God, I'm pregnant!
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
Grammatical forms
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clann
FEMININE NOUN
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GENITIVE SINGULAR
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clainne
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NOMINATVE PLURAL
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clanna
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GENITIVE PLURAL
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clann
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é clann an
390ú focal
is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge.
Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 4,520 focal.
Clann is the
390th
most frequently used word in Irish.
It occurs once in every 4,520 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
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tá ráflaí sa timpeall go bhfuil tú ag iompar clainne
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there is a rumour around that you are having a baby
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chuir sé cuairt ar a chlann, iad go léir pósta um an dtaca sin
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he visited his children, all of them married by that time
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bhí an ghráin dhearg ag Nixon ar chlann Kennedy
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Nixon utterly hated the Kennedy family
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Tá triúr clainne ag mo dheirfiúr.
Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998
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My sister has three children.
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an bhfuil clann agat?
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do you have children?
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An bhfuil clann agat?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Have you any children?
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Tá triúr clainne agam.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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I have three children.
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Is bean tí mé agus ní bhíonn mórán seans agam labhairt le daoine eile seachas m'fhear agus mo chlann.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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I am a housewife and I don't have much chance to speak with other people except my husband and my children.
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Níl clann againn.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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We don't have children.
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An bhfuil clann agaibh?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Do you [plur.] have children?
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Tá beirt chlainne againn.
Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998
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We have two children.
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An bhfuil clann mhór agat, a Shéamais?
Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998
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Do you have a lot of children, Séamas?
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Is mise an duine is sine sa chlann.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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I'm the eldest (of the children) in the family.
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bhí siad ag tógáil clainne
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they were bringing up a family
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Anuas ar sin, ní thig éalú ó ghnáthchúraimí an tsaoil a thiteann ar dhuine, ar nós airgead a thuilleamh nó clann a thógáil.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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In addition to that, you cannot escape from the ordinary responsiblities life throws at you such as making money or raising a family.
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Níl clann ar bith agam.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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I have no children.
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Tá sise pósta agus triúr clainne aici.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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She is married with three children.
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Is í Eithne an duine is óige sa chlann.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Eithne is the youngest in the family.
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Is é Julian an duine is sine sa chlann.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Julian is the oldest in the family.
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Is é seo an chéad uair go bhfuil mise agus mo chlann ar saoire le chéile ó shin.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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This is the first time that my children and I are on vacation since.
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An bhfuil praghas speisialta agaibh do chlann?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Do you have a special price for a family?
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A clann iníonacha.
Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998
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Her daughters.
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A chlann mhac.
Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998
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His sons.
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Níl clann ar bith againn.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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We have no children.
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Tá mé i mo chónaí i dteach scoite le mo bhean agus mo chlann.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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I live in a detached house with my wife and my children.
Tá Gluais Tí Pota Focal faoi cheadúnas Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike agus ar fáil le híoslódáil anseo.
Pota Focal House Glossary is under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike licence and can be downloaded here.
Tá inneachar an bhosca ‘Staitisticí’ bunaithe ar Liosta Minicíochta Focal Gaeilge atá faoi cheadúnas Open Database License.
The content of the ‘Statistics’ boxes is based on Irish Word Frequency List which are under the Open Database License.
Tá sonraí Ghluais Tí Pota Focal á n-úsáid in LingoBrain, cluiche foghlama focal le haghaidh na nguthán póca.
Data from Pota Focal House Glossary is used in LingoBrain, a vocabulary learning game for mobile phones.
