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cló.

font, script

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/kl̪ˠoː//klˠoː/

  1. font, script

    masculine

  2. print, impression

    masculine

  3. form

    masculine

  4. nail, spike

    literary · masculine

  5. tent (for a wound)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish cló (“metal spike; imprint”), from Proto-Celtic *klāwos (compare Breton klao, Welsh clo), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- (“hook, crook, peg”) (compare Latin clāvis).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.