clóca

See also: cloca and clocá

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English cloke, from Old Northern French cloque (traveling cloak), from Medieval Latin clocca (travelers' cape, literally a bell), so called from the garment’s bell-like shape, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos. Doublet of clog.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkl̪ˠoːkə/, /ˈklˠoːkə/

Noun

clóca m (genitive singular clóca, nominative plural clócaí)

  1. cloak, cape
    Synonym: brat

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
clóca chlóca gclóca
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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