clé
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French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- clef (less common)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French clef, from Old French clef, from Latin clāvem, accusative singular of clāvis, from Proto-Italic *klāwis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w-. According to Bescherelle, the spelling clé had replaced clef by 1845.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
clé f (plural clés)
- key (device for unlocking)
- 2015, Zaz, Si jamais j'oublie
- Et s'il me prend l'envie d' m'en aller, enferme-moi et jette la clé.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 2015, Zaz, Si jamais j'oublie
- (figuratively) key (essential attribute)
- La différence est la clé de l'existence.
- Difference is the key to existence.
- wrench, spanner
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “clé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- clí (Galway)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish clé, from Proto-Celtic *kliyā, substantivization of the adjective *kliyos (“left(hand)”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic clì, Welsh cledd and Breton kleiz (all "left").
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
clé f (genitive singular clé)
- left (side opposite right)
Declension[edit]
Declension of clé
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[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
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[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “clé”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “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[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
clé
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- Anthony P. Grant, Karankawa Linguitic Materials, Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics, volume 19, number 2 (1994)
Old Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *kliyos.
Adjective[edit]
clé
Inflection[edit]
io/iā-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | clé | clé | clé |
Vocative | clí | ||
Accusative | clé | clí | |
Genitive | clí | clé | clí |
Dative | clíu | clí | clíu |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | clí | clí | |
Vocative | clí clíu* | ||
Accusative | clí clíu* | ||
Genitive | clé | ||
Dative | cléib | ||
Notes | * when substantivized |
Descendants[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
clé | chlé | clé pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “clé”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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