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cloth.

fame, honor

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/klˠɔ(h)/

  1. fame, honor

    literary · masculine

  2. reputation

    literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish cloth, from Proto-Celtic *klutom (compare Welsh clod), nominalization of Proto-Indo-European *ḱlutós (“famous”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κλυτός (klutós, “famous”), Sanskrit श्रुत (śruta, “famous”), and English loud.

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