cleit

English

Noun

cleit (plural cleits or cleitean)

  1. (Scotland) A stone storage hut or bothy.

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Past participle of clei.

Adjective

cleit m or n (feminine singular cleită, masculine plural cleiți, feminine and neuter plural cleite)

  1. glued

Declension

Declension of cleit
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite cleit cleită cleiți cleite
definite cleitul cleita cleiții cleitele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite cleit cleite cleiți cleite
definite cleitului cleitei cleiților cleitelor

Verb

cleit (past participle of clei)

  1. past participle of clei

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cleitte.

Noun

cleit f (genitive singular cleite, plural cleitean)

  1. feather
  2. quill
  3. down

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Norse klettr.

Noun

cleit f (genitive singular cleite, plural cleitean)

  1. rocky outcrop of a cliff
  2. reef
  3. (St Kilda) cleit; stone storehouse, bothy
  4. (West Lewis) ridge or hillock in moorland

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English cleat

Noun

cleit f (genitive singular cleite, plural cleitean)

  1. (Harris, nautical) cleat
    Synonyms: gramaiche, greimiche
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