cleit

English

Noun

cleit (plural cleits or cleitean)

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

Anagrams

• telic

Romanian

Etymology

Past participle of clei.

Adjective

cleit m or n (feminine singular cleită, masculine plural cleiți, feminine/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