clós

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English close, from French clos, from Latin clausum (“enclosed space”), perfect passive participle of claudō (“I shut, close”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kl̪ˠoːsˠ]
• IPA^(key): [kl̪ˠɔːsˠ]

Noun

clós m (genitive singular clóis, nominative plural clóis or clósanna)

1. close, enclosure; yard
2. (road) close, court

Declension

Declension of clós

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative clós clóis Vocative a chlóis a chlósa Genitive clóis clós Dative clós clóis

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an clós na clóis Genitive an chlóis na gclós Dative leis an gclós don chlós leis na clóis

• Alternative plura: clósanna

Derived terms

• carrchlós m (“parking lot, car park”)
• fochlós m (“(basement) area”)
• uamhan clóis m (“claustrophobia”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clós”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN