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

Declension of clóca (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative clóca clócaí
vocative a chlóca a chlócaí
genitive clóca clócaí
dative clóca clócaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an clóca na clócaí
genitive an chlóca na gclócaí
dative leis an gclóca
don chlóca 		leis na clócaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of clóca
radical lenition eclipsis
clóca chlóca gclóca

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

Further reading

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