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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French clef, from Old French clef, from Latin clāvis, from Proto-Italic *klāwis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w-. According to Bescherelle, the spelling clé had replaced clef by 1845.
Pronunciation
Noun
clé f (plural clés)
- key (device for unlocking)
2015, Zaz, Si jamais j'oublie:Et s’il me prend l’envie d’ m’en aller, enferme-moi et jette la clé.- And if I feel like leaving, lock me up and throw away the key.
- (figurative) key (essential attribute)
La différence est la clé de l’existence.- Difference is the key to existence.
- wrench, spanner
- USB stick
- (cryptography) key
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Further reading
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish clé, from Proto-Celtic *kliyā, substantivization of the adjective *kliyos (“left(hand)”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic clì, Welsh cledd and Breton kleiz (all "left").
Pronunciation
Noun
clé f (genitive singular clé)
- left (side opposite right)
Declension
- Archaic dative singular: clí
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| clé
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chlé
|
gclé
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “clé”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “clé”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 146
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clé”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 33
Karankawa
Noun
clé
- water
Synonyms
Further reading
- Anthony P. Grant, “Karankawa Linguistic Materials”, Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics, volume 19, number 2 (1994)
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kliyos.
Pronunciation
Adjective
clé
- left
Inflection
| io/iā-stem
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| Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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clé
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clé
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clé
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| Vocative
|
clí
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| Accusative
|
clé
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clí
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| Genitive
|
clí
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clé
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clí
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| Dative
|
clíu
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clí
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clíu
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| Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine/neuter
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| Nominative
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clí
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clí
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| Vocative
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clí
clíu*
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| Accusative
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clí
clíu*
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| Genitive
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clé
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| Dative
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cléib
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| Notes
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* when substantivized
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Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| clé
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chlé
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clé
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
Walloon
Etymology
From Latin clāvis
Pronunciation
Noun
clé f (plural clés)
- Key
- wrench, spanner
- (music) clef