clare

See also: Clare and 'clare

Latin

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-rós

Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₁rós

Proto-Italic *klāros

Latin clārus

Latin -ē

Latin clārē

From clārus + -ē.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkɫaː.reː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈklaː.re]

Adverb

clārē (comparative clārius, superlative clārissimē)

1. clearly, obviously
2. clearly, brightly
3. honorably, in an upstanding way
4. loudly, audibly, distinctly

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkɫaː.rɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈklaː.re]

Adjective

clāre

1. vocative masculine singular of clārus

References

• “clare”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “clare”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “clare”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkla.re]

Adjective

clare f pl or n pl

1. nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of clar