kloos

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish cluit, from Proto-Brythonic *kluɨd, from Proto-Celtic *kleitā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱleytéh₂. Cognate with Welsh clwyd.

Noun

kloos f (plural klosyow)

1. fence

   Synonym: ke

2. hurdle
3. rack

   Synonym: rastell

Derived terms

• kloos yer (“chicken run”)
• kloos-segha (“drying rack”)
• klosresek (“hurdle”, verb)
• skath kloos (“raft”)

Mutation

Mutation of kloos

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
kloos	gloos	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

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