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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic clann (“offspring, children of the family”), from Old Irish cland, from Old Welsh plant, from Latin planta (“shoot, offspring”). Doublet of plant.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
clan (plural clans)
- (anthropology) A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief.
- A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain
- Any association of people behaving clannishly, including one's immediate family.
- 1923, P.G. Wodehouse, The Inimitable Jeeves:
- (video games) A group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games.
- A badger colony.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Catalan: clan
- → Dutch: clan
- → French: clan
- → Galician: clan
- → German: Clan
- → Italian: clan
- → Portuguese: clan
- → Spanish: clan
Translations[edit]
group having common ancestor
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group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Noun[edit]
clan m (plural clans)
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English clan, from Scottish Gaelic clann (“progeny, race”), from Old Irish cland, from Old Welsh plant, from Latin planta (“shoot, offspring”). As such, it is a doublet of plant (“plant, flora”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
clan m (plural clans, diminutive clannetje n)
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: clan
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English clan, Scottish Gaelic clann, ultimately from Latin planta, and therefore a doublet of plante.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
clan m (plural clans)
Further reading[edit]
- “clan” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician[edit]
Noun[edit]
clan m (plural clans)
Synonyms[edit]
- (clan): tribo
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
clan m (invariable)
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
clan m (plural clans)
- Alternative spelling of clã
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English clan. Doublet of planta.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
clan m (plural clanes)
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