claþ

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See also: clay and Clay

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

clǣþ

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *klaiþą.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /klɑːθ/

Noun[edit]

clāþ n or m

cloth
(in the plural) clothes

Declension[edit]

Declension of claþ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	clāþ	clāþ
accusative	clāþ	clāþ
genitive	clāþes	clāþa
dative	clāþe	clāþum

Declension of claþ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	clāþ	clāþas
accusative	clāþ	clāþas
genitive	clāþes	clāþa
dative	clāþe	clāþum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: clath, cloth; clathes, clothes; clethe
- Scots: clathe, claith; clathes, claes, clais, claise
- English: cloth; clothes
  - → Scots: cloath

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