cloc

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

cloc

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cloure

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kloɡ/

Noun

cloc m

  1. bell
  2. (by extension) clock

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: clog
  • Manx: clag
  • Scottish Gaelic: clag

Mutation

Mutation of cloc
radical lenition nasalization
cloc chloc cloc
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”), probably imitative.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkloɡ/

Noun

cloc m

  1. bell
  2. (by extension) clock

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative cloc clocL cloicL
vocative cloic clocL clocuH
accusative clocN clocL clocuH
genitive cloicL cloc clocN
dative clocL clocaib clocaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Mutation of cloc
radical lenition nasalization
cloc chloc cloc
pronounced with /ɡ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

cloc m (genitive singular cloca, plural clocan or clocaichean)

  1. alternative form of gleoc

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English clok, clokke (“bell, clock”). Doublet of cloch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klɔk/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

cloc m (plural clociau)

  1. clock

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cloc
radical soft nasal aspirate
cloc gloc nghloc chloc

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “clock”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cloc”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cloc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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