clut

Old English

Etymology

Related to *clēat, cleōt, itself from Proto-Germanic *klautaz (“lump, knob, ball”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kluːt/

Noun

clūt m

1. patch

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	clūt	clūtas
accusative	clūt	clūtas
genitive	clūtes	clūta
dative	clūte	clūtum

Descendants

• Middle English: clout, clowt, cloute, clowte, clowtt
  • English: clout
    • → Irish: clabhta
  • Scots: cloot
    • → Irish: clúta