Clan

See also: clan and član

German

Alternative forms

• Klan

Etymology

Borrowed from English clan, from Irish clann (“offspring, children of the family”) and Scottish Gaelic clann, both from Old Irish cland, borrowed from Old Welsh plant, itself borrowed from Latin planta (“shoot, offspring”). Doublet of Pflanze.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Clan m (strong, genitive Clans, plural Clans)

1. clan

   Synonyms: Dynastie, Sippe

Declension

Declension of Clan [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Clan	die	Clans
genitive	eines	des	Clans	der	Clans
dative	einem	dem	Clan	den	Clans
accusative	einen	den	Clan	die	Clans

Derived terms

• Clankriminalität

Further reading

• “Clan” in Duden online