clothe

English

Etymology

From Middle English clothen, from Old English clāþian (“to clothe”), from Proto-Germanic *klaiþōnan (“to clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *glei- (“to adhere to, stick”). Cognate with Dutch kleden and German kleiden. See also cloth, clad.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkləʊð/, X-SAMPA: /"kl@UD/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈkloʊð/, X-SAMPA: /"kloUD/

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  Rhymes: -əʊð

Verb

clothe (third-person singular simple present clothes, present participle clothing, simple past and past participle clad or clothed)

1. (transitive) To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.

Translations

adorn with clothing

• Aramaic:

  Classical Syriac: ܥܛܦ (ʿṭaf)

• Armenian: հագցնել (hy) (hagcʿnel)
• Aromanian: nvescu (rup)
• Bulgarian: обличам (bg) (obličam)
• Dutch: kleden (nl)
• Esperanto: vesti (eo)
• Finnish: pukeutua (fi), pukea ylleen (fi)
• German: kleiden (de)

• Icelandic: klæða (is)
• Latin: vestio (la)
• Maori: whakakākahu (mi)
• Persian: لباس پوشاندن (fa)
• Romanian: îmbrăca (ro)
• Russian: одевать (ru) (odevát') impf., одеть (ru) (odét') pf.
• Scottish Gaelic: sgeadaich (gd)
• Spanish: vestir (es)
• Swedish: klä (sv)