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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin clausus. Compare Occitan claus, French clos, and Italian chiuso.
Pronunciation
Adjective
clos (feminine closa, masculine plural closos, feminine plural closes)
- enclosed
- (figurative) retiring, incommunicative
Noun
clos m (plural closos)
- enclosure
Participle
clos (feminine closa, masculine plural closos, feminine plural closes)
- past participle of cloure
References
- “clos” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Past participle of clore. From Old French clos. Corresponds to Latin clausus.
Pronunciation
Participle
clos (feminine close, masculine plural clos, feminine plural closes)
- past participle of clore
Adjective
clos (feminine close, masculine plural clos, feminine plural closes)
- closed, shut
- Synonym: fermé
- shut in, enclosed
Derived terms
Noun
clos m (plural clos)
- a piece of cultivated land surrounded by walls or hedges, especially a small vineyard
Further reading
Anagrams
Irish
Noun
clos m (genitive singular cloiste)
- verbal noun of clois
- Synonyms: cloisteáil, cloisint, cluinstin
- is clos dom ― I hear
- Tá clos agam air sin. ― I’ve heard about that.
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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clos
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chlos
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gclos
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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
Old French
Etymology
From Latin clausum, clausus.
Noun
clos oblique singular, m (oblique plural clos, nominative singular clos, nominative plural clos)
- enclosed outdoor area, such as a field or a paddock
Descendants
- Norman: clios (Jersey), cllos (continental Normandy)
Verb
clos
- past participle of clore
Descendants
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
clos m
- checkmate
- (music) rest
Derived terms
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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clos |
chlos
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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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