clé
French
Alternative forms
- clef (less common)
Etymology
From Middle French clef, from Old French clef, from Latin clāvem, accusative singular clāvis, from Proto-Italic *klāwis, of ultimately Proto-Indo-European origin. According to Bescherelle, the spelling clé had replaced clef by 1845.
Noun
clé f (plural clés)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- à clé
- à la clé
- clé anglaise
- clé des champs
Further reading
- “clé” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Irish
Alternative forms
- clí (Galway)
Etymology
From Old Irish clé, from Proto-Celtic *klēyā, substantivization of the adjective *klēyos (“left(hand)”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic clì and Welsh cledd.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /clʲeː/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /clʲiː/ (corresponding to the form clí)
Declension
Declension of clé
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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- Archaic dative singular: clí
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
clé | chlé | gclé |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “clé”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- “clé” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "clé" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Karankawa
Alternative forms
- clay
- glé’
Synonyms
- comcom
References
- Anthony P. Grant, Karankawa Linguitic Materials, Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics, volume 19, number 2 (1994)
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