cleacht

Practise, accustom oneself to. An saol a chleacht mé, the life I was accustomed to. Chleacht sé as a óige é, he took it (trade etc.) up when he was young and has kept at it since. Níor chleacht mé riamh é, I have never made a habit of it. Ná cleacht duit féin i dtús do shaoil... Do not get into the habit... at the beginning of your career. Ní h-é a chleacht mé, I am not used to it. Cleachtadh dó as a leanbaíocht é, he was trained to it from his childhood. Prov: An té nach gcleachtann triubhais cacfaidh sé ionnta, he who does not practise his work, trade, will make a bad job of it.