clos

See also: Clos, CLOS, clós, and clos-

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin clausus. Compare Occitan claus, French clos, and Italian chiuso.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

clos (feminine closa, masculine plural closos, feminine plural closes)

1. enclosed
2. (figurative) retiring, incommunicative

Noun

clos m (plural closos)

1. enclosure

Participle

clos (feminine closa, masculine plural closos, feminine plural closes)

1. past participle of cloure

References

• “clos” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Past participle of clore. From Old French clos. Corresponds to Latin clausus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klo/

• Audio:

  (file)

Participle

clos (feminine close, masculine plural clos, feminine plural closes)

1. past participle of clore

Adjective

clos (feminine close, masculine plural clos, feminine plural closes)

1. closed, shut

   Synonym: fermé

2. shut in, enclosed

Derived terms

• en vase clos
• huis clos
• maison close
• mi-clos
• trouver porte close

 

Noun

clos m (plural clos)

1. a piece of cultivated land surrounded by walls or hedges, especially a small vineyard
2. (Louisiana) field, cultivated farm field

Related terms

• cloison
• closement
• enclos

Further reading

• “clos”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• cols, LOSC

Irish

Noun

clos m (genitive singular cloiste)

1. verbal noun of clois

   Synonyms: cloisteáil, cloisint, cluinstin

   is clos dom ― I hear

   Tá clos agam air sin. ― I’ve heard about that.

Declension

Declension of clos (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative clos vocative a chlos genitive cloiste dative clos forms with the definite article case singular nominative an clos genitive an chloiste dative leis an gclos don chlos

Mutation

Mutated forms of clos

radical	lenition	eclipsis
clos	chlos	gclos

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clos”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old French

Etymology

From Latin clausum, clausus.

Noun

clos oblique singular, m (oblique plural clos, nominative singular clos, nominative plural clos)

1. enclosed outdoor area, such as a field or a paddock

Descendants

• Norman: clios (Jersey), cllos (continental Normandy)

Verb

clos

1. past participle of clore

Descendants

• English: close (in part)
• French: clos

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

clos m

1. checkmate
2. (music) rest

Derived terms

• cuir clos air (“to checkmate”)

Mutation

Mutation of clos

radical	lenition
clos	chlos

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