clé
French edit
Alternative forms edit
- clef (less common)
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Vietnamese: cờ-lê
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “clé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
clé f (genitive singular clé)
- left (side opposite right)
Declension edit
Declension of clé
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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- Archaic dative singular: clí
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
clé | chlé | gclé |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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 edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
clé
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- Anthony P. Grant, “Karankawa Linguistic Materials”, Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics, volume 19, number 2 (1994)
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *kliyos.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
clé
Inflection edit
io/iā-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | clé | clé | clé |
Vocative | clí | ||
Accusative | clé | clí | |
Genitive | clí | clé | clí |
Dative | clíu | clí | clíu |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | clí | clí | |
Vocative | clí clíu* | ||
Accusative | clí clíu* | ||
Genitive | clé | ||
Dative | cléib | ||
Notes | * when substantivized |
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
clé | chlé | clé pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “clé”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Walloon edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
clé f (plural clés)