clé

See also: CLE

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle French clef, from Old French clef, from Latin clāvem, accusative singular clāvis, from Proto-Italic *klāwis, of ultimately Proto-Indo-European origin. According to Bescherelle, the spelling clé had replaced clef by 1845.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kle/
  • Audio (France, Paris)(file)
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Homophones: clef, clefs, clés

Noun

clé f (plural clés)

  1. key (device for unlocking)
  2. key (essential attribute)
    La différence est la clé de l'existence.
    Difference is the key to existence.
  3. wrench, spanner

Derived terms

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Further reading

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish clé, from Proto-Celtic *klēyā, substantivization of the adjective *klēyos (“left(hand)”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic clì and Welsh cledd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /clʲeː/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /clʲiː/ (corresponding to the form clí)

Noun

clé f (genitive singular clé)

  1. left (side opposite right)

Declension

  • Archaic dative singular: clí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
clé chlé gclé
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “clé” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “clé” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "clé" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Karankawa

Alternative forms

Noun

clé

  1. water

Synonyms

  • comcom

References

  • Anthony P. Grant, Karankawa Linguitic Materials, Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics, volume 19, number 2 (1994)
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