cleda

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin clēta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈklɛ.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) unknown
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkle.ða]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

cleda f (plural cledes)

1. pen, fold, paddock, corral

   Synonyms: pleta, quintana, mallada, clos

2. hurdle
3. (figurative) home; fold

Derived terms

• cledissa

Descendants

• → Spanish: cleda

References

• “cleda” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “cleda”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Occitan

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin clēta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkledo/

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

Noun

cleda f (plural cledas)

1. hurdle (type of fence)

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*clēta”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 776

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan cleda, from Early Medieval Latin clēta. First attested in 1396.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkleda/ [ˈkle.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -eda
• Syllabification: cle‧da

Noun

cleda f (plural cledas)

1. (historical, somewhat uncommon) a siege tower

Further reading

• “cleda”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN