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See also:Clou

English

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clou (pluralclous)

Something which holds the greatest attention; the chiefpoint of interest.
- 1911,Max Beerbohm,Zuleika Dobson:
  But had he not refused her the wherewithal to remember him—the pearls she needed as theclou of her dear collection, the great relic among relics?
- 1994, Richard Abel,The Ciné Goes to Town: French Cinema, 1896-1914, page70:
  Partly because they were constructed of multiple shot-scenes and recorded exclusively in LS, their elaborate decors acquired an even more privileged role — as tableaux andclous of spectacle — much in the manner of late nineteenth-century French stage productions[…]

Anagrams

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ULOC

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia)[ˈklɔw]

Verb

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clou

inflection ofcloure:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchclou.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /klu/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation:clou
Rhymes:-u

Noun

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clou m (pluralclous,nodiminutive)

punch line

Synonyms

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pointe

Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchclou.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈkluː/,[ˈkluː]
IPA^(key): /ˈklou̯/,[ˈklo̞u̯]
Rhymes:-uː

Noun

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clou

highlight(high point of an occasion, press release etc.)

Declension

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Inflection ofclou (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative		clou	clout
genitive		cloun	clouiden clouitten
partitive		clouta	clouita
illative		clouhun	clouihin
		singular	plural
nominative		clou	clout
accusative	nom.	clou	clout
accusative	gen.	cloun	clout
genitive		cloun	clouiden clouitten
partitive		clouta	clouita
inessive		cloussa	clouissa
elative		clousta	clouista
illative		clouhun	clouihin
adessive		cloulla	clouilla
ablative		cloulta	clouilta
allative		cloulle	clouille
essive		clouna	clouina
translative		clouksi	clouiksi
abessive		cloutta	clouitta
instructive		—	clouin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms ofclou(Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		clouni	clouni
accusative	nom.	clouni	clouni
accusative	gen.	clouni	clouni
genitive		clouni	clouideni clouitteni
partitive		cloutani	clouitani
inessive		cloussani	clouissani
elative		cloustani	clouistani
illative		clouhuni	clouihini
adessive		cloullani	clouillani
ablative		cloultani	clouiltani
allative		cloulleni	clouilleni
essive		clounani	clouinani
translative		cloukseni	clouikseni
abessive		clouttani	clouittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	clouineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		clousi	clousi
accusative	nom.	clousi	clousi
accusative	gen.	clousi	clousi
genitive		clousi	clouidesi clouittesi
partitive		cloutasi	clouitasi
inessive		cloussasi	clouissasi
elative		cloustasi	clouistasi
illative		clouhusi	clouihisi
adessive		cloullasi	clouillasi
ablative		cloultasi	clouiltasi
allative		cloullesi	clouillesi
essive		clounasi	clouinasi
translative		clouksesi	clouiksesi
abessive		clouttasi	clouittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	clouinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		cloumme	cloumme
accusative	nom.	cloumme	cloumme
accusative	gen.	cloumme	cloumme
genitive		cloumme	clouidemme clouittemme
partitive		cloutamme	clouitamme
inessive		cloussamme	clouissamme
elative		cloustamme	clouistamme
illative		clouhumme	clouihimme
adessive		cloullamme	clouillamme
ablative		cloultamme	clouiltamme
allative		cloullemme	clouillemme
essive		clounamme	clouinamme
translative		clouksemme	clouiksemme
abessive		clouttamme	clouittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	clouinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		clounne	clounne
accusative	nom.	clounne	clounne
accusative	gen.	clounne	clounne
genitive		clounne	clouidenne clouittenne
partitive		cloutanne	clouitanne
inessive		cloussanne	clouissanne
elative		cloustanne	clouistanne
illative		clouhunne	clouihinne
adessive		cloullanne	clouillanne
ablative		cloultanne	clouiltanne
allative		cloullenne	clouillenne
essive		clounanne	clouinanne
translative		clouksenne	clouiksenne
abessive		clouttanne	clouittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	clouinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		clounsa	clounsa
accusative	nom.	clounsa	clounsa
accusative	gen.	clounsa	clounsa
genitive		clounsa	clouidensa clouittensa
partitive		cloutaan cloutansa	clouitaan clouitansa
inessive		cloussaan cloussansa	clouissaan clouissansa
elative		cloustaan cloustansa	clouistaan clouistansa
illative		clouhunsa	clouihinsa
adessive		cloullaan cloullansa	clouillaan clouillansa
ablative		cloultaan cloultansa	clouiltaan clouiltansa
allative		cloulleen cloullensa	clouilleen clouillensa
essive		clounaan clounansa	clouinaan clouinansa
translative		cloukseen clouksensa	clouikseen clouiksensa
abessive		clouttaan clouttansa	clouittaan clouittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	clouineen clouinensa

Synonyms

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kohokohta

French

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Etymology

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Inherited fromOld Frenchclou, fromLatinclāvus, fromProto-Italic*klāwos, fromProto-Indo-European*kleh₂u-.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /klu/
Audio: (file)
Audio(Switzerland (Valais)): (file)
Audio(France (Paris)): (file)
Audio(France (Vosges)): (file)
Audio(France (Lyon)): (file)
Audio(France (Vosges)): (file)
Audio(France (Lyon)): (file)
Audio(France (Somain)): (file)
Rhymes:-u

Noun

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clou m (pluralclous)

nail(metal pin)
clove(of garlic)
(figurative)highlight,climax
(usually in theplural, des clous) notlikely,no way, you'll be so lucky

Derived terms

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Descendants

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→ Dutch:clou
→ English:clou
→ Finnish:clou
→ German:Clou
→ Greek:κλου(klou)
→ Italian:clou
→ Polish:clou

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchclou.Doublet ofchiavo.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈklu/^**
Rhymes:-u

Noun

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clou m (invariable)

(also relational)highlight (high point of an occasion)
la mossaclou della partita ―thestandout move of the match

Anagrams

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culo,luco

Manx

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Alternative forms

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clow

Etymology

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FromClassical Gaelicclobh,clobhadh,^[1] fromMiddle Irishcloba,^[2] fromOld Norseklof(“fissure”)^[3] and/orklofi(“fork in a river”),^[4] from the root ofOld Norse*kleubaną(“to split, cleave”). Cognate withIrishtlú andScottish Gaelicclobha.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /klau/

Noun

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clou m (genitive singularclou,pluralcloughyn)

tongs

Mutation

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Mutation ofclou
radical	lenition	eclipsis
clou	chlou	glou

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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^Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “clobae”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^Marstrander, Carl J. S. (1915),Bidrag til det norske sprogs historie i Irland (in Norwegian), Kristiania: Jacob Dybwad,page132
^Farren, Robert (3 December 2014) Old Norse loanwords in modern Irish: Semantic domains, polysemy and causes of semantic change (Bachelor thesis)‎^[1], Lund University, page 46
^MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “clobha”, inAn Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[2], Stirling,→ISBN, page89