noun · femininefirst declension
clocca
clocca f (genitive cloccae)
Ecclesiastical[ˈklɔk.ka]
Meaning
- EarlyMedieval Latinfemininebell
- EarlyMedieval Latinfeminineclock
- EarlyMedieval Latinfemininea cloak in the shape of a bell worn by riders and travellers
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | clocca | cloccae |
| genitive | cloccae | cloccārum |
| dative | cloccae | cloccīs |
| accusative | cloccam | cloccās |
| ablative | cloccā | cloccīs |
| vocative | clocca | cloccae |
Origins
Probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Old Irish cloc), either onomatopoeic or from Proto-Indo-European *klek- (“to laugh, cackle”) (compare Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną (“to laugh”)). The Oxford English Dictionary observes that this Latin word was most widespread in western and northern Europe; it seems to have followed the spread of Christianity in these areas. The word is first attested in texts from Ireland and may have originated there. Southern European languages instead derive their word for "bell" from Late Latin campāna.
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Frenchclochefrom Old French cloche
- Englishclochefrom Old French cloche
- Italianclochefrom Old French cloche
- Frenchcloquefrom Old Northern French cloque
- Englishcloakfrom Old Northern French cloque
- Bourguignoncloiche
- Bourbonnais-Berrichoncloque
- Franco-Provençalclloche
- Franco-Provençalcllocha
- Franco-Provençalhllocha
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesechoca
- Asturianllueca
- Galicianchoca
Padanian
- Emilianciòca
- Liguriancioca
- Lombardciòca
- Piedmonteseciòca
Elsewhere
- Proto-West Germanic*klokkā
In English words that came into English from clocca
- clockclocca
- cloakclocca
- clocheclocca