cloch

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish cloch, from Proto-Celtic *klukā (compare Welsh clog). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /kl̪ˠɞx/, /kl̪ˠɔx/ (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /klˠox/, /klˠɔx/ === Noun === cloch f (genitive singular cloiche, nominative plural clocha) stone (substance; small piece of stone; central part of some fruits, consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer) (Christianity) bead (in a rosary) (anatomy) testicle Synonyms: caid, magairle, úirí stone (unit of weight equal to 14 lb/6.35 kg) Synonym: cloch mheáchain ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === cloch (present analytic clochann, future analytic clochfaidh, verbal noun clochadh, past participle clochta) (transitive) stone ==== Conjugation ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cloch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “cloch”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “cloch”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Old Irish == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *klukā (“stone”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklox/ === Noun === cloch f stone, rock stone (as material) precious stone, gem (Christianity) bead (in a rosary) something built of stone, castle, fortress, stronghold For quotations using this term, see Citations:cloch. ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Irish: cloch Manx: clagh Scottish Gaelic: clach === Mutation === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cloch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklot͡ʃ/ [ˈklot͡ʃ] Rhymes: -otʃ Syllabification: cloch === Noun === cloch m (plural cloches) alternative form of cloche == Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh cloch, from Proto-Brythonic *klox, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Cornish clogh, Breton kloc'h, Old Irish cloc, Irish clog), of onomatopoeic origin. Doublet of cloc (“clock”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kloːχ/ Rhymes: -oːχ === Noun === cloch f (plural clych or clychau or clochau, diminutive clochen) bell (figuratively) someone who praises or proclaims (figuratively) bell-shaped object, especially bubble (figuratively) bell-like sound or noise, vociferation prize, feat o'clock, of the clock Synonym: o'r gloch ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “bell”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cloch”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cloch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies