cleth

Middle English

Noun

cleth

  1. alternative form of clethe

Old Dutch

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *klaiþ, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą.

Noun

clēth n

  1. piece of clothing

Inflection

Declension of clēth (z-stem)
case singular plural
nominative clēth clēthir
accusative clēth clēthir
genitive clēthes clēthiro
dative clēthe clēthiron

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: cleêt
    • Dutch: kleed, kleren
    • Limburgish: kleid, kleier

References

  • “klēth”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʲlʲeθ/

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Celtic *klitā (“pillar”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlitós (“inclined”). Compare Sanskrit श्रि॒त (śritá, “attached”), Ancient Greek κλίτα (klíta, “cloister”, Hesychius), and Old English ġehlid (“fence”).

    Noun

    cleth f (genitive cleithe, nominative plural cletha)

    1. housepost
    2. stake, pole
    Declension
    Feminine ā-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative clethL cleithL clethaH
    vocative clethL cleithL clethaH
    accusative cleithN cleithL clethaH
    genitive cleitheH clethL clethN
    dative cleithL clethaib clethaib
    Initial mutations of a following adjective:
    • H = triggers aspiration
    • L = triggers lenition
    • N = triggers nasalization
    Descendants

    Further reading

    Etymology 2

      Noun

      cleth f (genitive cleithe)

      1. verbal noun of ceilid (“to hide, conceal”)
      Declension
      Feminine ā-stem
      singular dual plural
      nominative clethL — —
      vocative clethL — —
      accusative cleithN — —
      genitive cleitheH — —
      dative cleithL — —
      Initial mutations of a following adjective:
      • H = triggers aspiration
      • L = triggers lenition
      • N = triggers nasalization

      Etymology 3

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Noun

      cleth

      1. genitive singular/dual/plural of clí

      Mutation

      Mutation of cleth
      radical lenition nasalization
      cleth chleth cleth
      pronounced with /ɡʲ-/

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

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