clan
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Scottish Gaelic clann (“progeny, race”), from Old Irish cland, from Old Welsh plant, from Latin planta (“shoot, offspring”).
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.
- (video games) A group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games.
- A badger colony.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Translations[edit]
group having common ancestor
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group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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 forms a doublette with plant (“plant, flora”).
Noun[edit]
clan m (plural clans, diminutive clannetje n)
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: clan
Galician[edit]
Noun[edit]
clan m (plural clans)
Synonyms[edit]
- (clan): tribo
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
clan m (invariable)
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
clan m (plural clanes)
Categories:
- English terms derived from Scottish Gaelic
- English terms derived from Old Irish
- English terms derived from Old Welsh
- English terms derived from Latin
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Anthropology
- en:Video games
- en:Family
- en:Highland games
- Dutch terms derived from Scottish Gaelic
- Dutch terms derived from Old Irish
- Dutch terms derived from Old Welsh
- Dutch terms derived from Latin
- Dutch nouns
- Galician nouns
- Italian nouns
- Spanish nouns
