noun · femininefirst declension
clēta
clēta f (genitive clētae)
Meaning
- EarlyMedieval Latinhurdle (type of fence)
Si quis hominem... interficerit... in clita eum levare debet...
If someone kills a man... he must raise [his body] on a hurdle...7th c. AD, Lex Ripuaria 77
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | clēta | clētae |
| genitive | clētae | clētārum |
| dative | clētae | clētīs |
| accusative | clētam | clētās |
| ablative | clētā | clētīs |
| vocative | clēta | clētae |
Origins
Borrowed from the Gaulish descendant of Proto-Celtic *kleitā.
Gallo-Romance
- Catalancleda
- Spanishcledafrom Catalan cleda
- Frenchclaiefrom Old French cloie
- Occitancleda
- Franco-Provençalcllèya
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesecheda
- Aragonesecleta
- Galiciancheda
Gallo-Italic
- Piedmonteseceia