clec

Catalan

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

clec m (plural clecs)

snap fastener
Synonym: botó de pressió

Interjection

clec

snap, crack

Related terms

cleca

Further reading

“clec”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English clack.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈklɛk/
Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

clec f (plural cleciau)

snap, crack

Derived terms

Clec Fawr (“Big Bang”)
clecian (“snap”, verb)
coes glec (“peg leg”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *clec*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
clec	glec	nghlec	chlec

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

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “clec”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies