clou

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English

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Etymology

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From French clou. Doublet of clove.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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clou (plural clous)

  1. Something which holds the greatest attention; the chief point of interest.
    • 1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson:
      But had he not refused her the wherewithal to remember him—the pearls she needed as the clou of her dear collection, the great relic among relics?
    • 1994, Richard Abel, The Ciné Goes to Town: French Cinema, 1896-1914, page 70:
      Partly because they were constructed of multiple shot-scenes and recorded exclusively in LS, their elaborate decors acquired an even more privileged role — as tableaux and clous of spectacle — much in the manner of late nineteenth-century French stage productions []

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Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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clou

  1. inflection of cloure:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French clou.

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Noun

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clou m (plural clous)

  1. punch line

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French clou.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkluː/, [ˈkluː]
  • IPA(key): /ˈklou̯/, [ˈklo̞u̯]

Noun

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clou

  1. highlight (high point of an occasion, press release etc.)

Declension

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Inflection of clou (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative clou clout
genitive cloun clouiden
clouitten
partitive clouta clouita
illative clouhun clouihin
singular plural
nominative clou clout
accusative nom. clou clout
gen. cloun
genitive cloun clouiden
clouitten
partitive clouta clouita
inessive cloussa clouissa
elative clousta clouista
illative clouhun clouihin
adessive cloulla clouilla
ablative cloulta clouilta
allative cloulle clouille
essive clouna clouina
translative clouksi clouiksi
abessive cloutta clouitta
instructive clouin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of clou (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative clouni clouni
accusative nom. clouni clouni
gen. clouni
genitive clouni clouideni
clouitteni
partitive cloutani clouitani
inessive cloussani clouissani
elative cloustani clouistani
illative clouhuni clouihini
adessive cloullani clouillani
ablative cloultani clouiltani
allative cloulleni clouilleni
essive clounani clouinani
translative cloukseni clouikseni
abessive clouttani clouittani
instructive
comitative clouineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative clousi clousi
accusative nom. clousi clousi
gen. clousi
genitive clousi clouidesi
clouittesi
partitive cloutasi clouitasi
inessive cloussasi clouissasi
elative cloustasi clouistasi
illative clouhusi clouihisi
adessive cloullasi clouillasi
ablative cloultasi clouiltasi
allative cloullesi clouillesi
essive clounasi clouinasi
translative clouksesi clouiksesi
abessive clouttasi clouittasi
instructive
comitative clouinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative cloumme cloumme
accusative nom. cloumme cloumme
gen. cloumme
genitive cloumme clouidemme
clouittemme
partitive cloutamme clouitamme
inessive cloussamme clouissamme
elative cloustamme clouistamme
illative clouhumme clouihimme
adessive cloullamme clouillamme
ablative cloultamme clouiltamme
allative cloullemme clouillemme
essive clounamme clouinamme
translative clouksemme clouiksemme
abessive clouttamme clouittamme
instructive
comitative clouinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative clounne clounne
accusative nom. clounne clounne
gen. clounne
genitive clounne clouidenne
clouittenne
partitive cloutanne clouitanne
inessive cloussanne clouissanne
elative cloustanne clouistanne
illative clouhunne clouihinne
adessive cloullanne clouillanne
ablative cloultanne clouiltanne
allative cloullenne clouillenne
essive clounanne clouinanne
translative clouksenne clouiksenne
abessive clouttanne clouittanne
instructive
comitative clouinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative clounsa clounsa
accusative nom. clounsa clounsa
gen. clounsa
genitive clounsa clouidensa
clouittensa
partitive cloutaan
cloutansa
clouitaan
clouitansa
inessive cloussaan
cloussansa
clouissaan
clouissansa
elative cloustaan
cloustansa
clouistaan
clouistansa
illative clouhunsa clouihinsa
adessive cloullaan
cloullansa
clouillaan
clouillansa
ablative cloultaan
cloultansa
clouiltaan
clouiltansa
allative cloulleen
cloullensa
clouilleen
clouillensa
essive clounaan
clounansa
clouinaan
clouinansa
translative cloukseen
clouksensa
clouikseen
clouiksensa
abessive clouttaan
clouttansa
clouittaan
clouittansa
instructive
comitative clouineen
clouinensa

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Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French clou, from Latin clāvus, from Proto-Italic *klāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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clou m (plural clous)

  1. nail (metal pin)
  2. clove (of garlic)
  3. (figurative) highlight, climax
  4. (usually in the plural, des clous) not likely, no way, you'll be so lucky

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: clou
  • English: clou
  • Finnish: clou
  • German: Clou
  • Italian: clou
  • Polish: clou

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French clou. Doublet of chiavo.

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Noun

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clou m (invariable)

  1. (also relational) highlight (high point of an occasion)
    la mossa clou della partitathe standout move of the match

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Noun

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clou

  1. Alternative form of clough

Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French clou.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /klu/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: clou

Noun

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clou n (indeclinable)

  1. clou (something which holds the greatest attention; the chief point of interest)

Further reading

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  • clou in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French clou.

Noun

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clou n (plural clou-uri)

  1. highlight, climax of a show

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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clou (feminine singular clou, plural clou, equative cloued, comparative clouach, superlative clouaf)

  1. (South Wales) fast, quick

Synonyms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
clou glou nghlou chlou
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.