cle

See also: clé and CLE

Translingual

Symbol

cle

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Lealao Chinantec.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Lealao Chinantec terms

Middle English

Alternative forms

• clea, clee, klee
• cleo (West Midland)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English clēa, from Proto-West Germanic *klawu, from Proto-Germanic *klawō. Doublet of clawe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɛ̝ː/

Noun

cle (plural cles or clen)

1. A claw; a horny nail on the feet of certain animals.
2. A hoof; a horny toe on the feet of equids.
3. (rare) A claw-shaped implement or point.
4. (rare, in the plural) Possession; control; clutches.

Synonyms

• clawe

Descendants

• English: cley (dialectal)

References

• “claue, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 December 2018.

Polish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡slɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Syllabification: cle

Noun

cle n

1. locative singular of cło