clou

See also:Clou

English

Etymology

FromFrenchclou.Doubletofclove.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kluː/

• Audio(Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes:-uː
• Homophones:clue,clew

Noun

clou(pluralclous)

1. Something which holds the greatest attention; the chiefpoint of interest.
   • 1911,Max Beerbohm,Zuleika Dobson:

     But had he not refused her the wherewithal to remember him—the pearls she needed as theclouof her dear collection, the great relic among relics?

   • 1994,Richard Abel,The Ciné Goes to Town: French Cinema, 1896-1914,page70:

     Partly because they were constructed of multiple shot-scenes and recorded exclusively in LS, their elaborate decors acquired an even more privileged role — as tableaux andclousof spectacle — much in the manner of late nineteenth-century French stage productions[…]

Anagrams

• ULOC

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central,Balearic,Valencia)[ˈklɔw]

Verb

clou

1. inflection ofcloure:
   1. third-personsingularpresentindicative
   2. second-personsingularimperative

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed fromFrenchclou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/klu/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation:clou
• Rhymes:-u

Noun

cloum(pluralclous)

1. punch line

Synonyms

• pointe

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed fromFrenchclou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈkluː/,[ˈkluː]
• IPA^(key):/ˈklou̯/,[ˈklo̞u̯]
• Rhymes:-uː

Noun

clou

1. highlight(high point of an occasion, press release etc.)

Declension

Inflectionofclou(Kotustype 21/rosé,no gradation)
nominative		clou	clout
genitive		cloun	clouiden clouitten
partitive		clouta	clouita
illative		clouhun	clouihin
		singular	plural
nominative		clou	clout
accusative	nom.	clou	clout
	gen.	cloun
genitive		cloun	clouiden clouitten
partitive		clouta	clouita
inessive		cloussa	clouissa
elative		clousta	clouista
illative		clouhun	clouihin
adessive		cloulla	clouilla
ablative		cloulta	clouilta
allative		cloulle	clouille
essive		clouna	clouina
translative		clouksi	clouiksi
abessive		cloutta	clouitta
instructive		—	clouin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive formsofclou(Kotustype 21/rosé,no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative clouni clouni accusative nom. clouni clouni gen. clouni genitive clouni clouideni clouitteni partitive cloutani clouitani inessive cloussani clouissani elative cloustani clouistani illative clouhuni clouihini adessive cloullani clouillani ablative cloultani clouiltani allative cloulleni clouilleni essive clounani clouinani translative cloukseni clouikseni abessive clouttani clouittani instructive — — comitative — clouineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative clousi clousi accusative nom. clousi clousi gen. clousi genitive clousi clouidesi clouittesi partitive cloutasi clouitasi inessive cloussasi clouissasi elative cloustasi clouistasi illative clouhusi clouihisi adessive cloullasi clouillasi ablative cloultasi clouiltasi allative cloullesi clouillesi essive clounasi clouinasi translative clouksesi clouiksesi abessive clouttasi clouittasi instructive — — comitative — clouinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative cloumme cloumme accusative nom. cloumme cloumme gen. cloumme genitive cloumme clouidemme clouittemme partitive cloutamme clouitamme inessive cloussamme clouissamme elative cloustamme clouistamme illative clouhumme clouihimme adessive cloullamme clouillamme ablative cloultamme clouiltamme allative cloullemme clouillemme essive clounamme clouinamme translative clouksemme clouiksemme abessive clouttamme clouittamme instructive — — comitative — clouinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative clounne clounne accusative nom. clounne clounne gen. clounne genitive clounne clouidenne clouittenne partitive cloutanne clouitanne inessive cloussanne clouissanne elative cloustanne clouistanne illative clouhunne clouihinne adessive cloullanne clouillanne ablative cloultanne clouiltanne allative cloullenne clouillenne essive clounanne clouinanne translative clouksenne clouiksenne abessive clouttanne clouittanne instructive — — comitative — clouinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative clounsa clounsa accusative nom. clounsa clounsa gen. clounsa genitive clounsa clouidensa clouittensa partitive cloutaan cloutansa clouitaan clouitansa inessive cloussaan cloussansa clouissaan clouissansa elative cloustaan cloustansa clouistaan clouistansa illative clouhunsa clouihinsa adessive cloullaan cloullansa clouillaan clouillansa ablative cloultaan cloultansa clouiltaan clouiltansa allative cloulleen cloullensa clouilleen clouillensa essive clounaan clounansa clouinaan clouinansa translative cloukseen clouksensa clouikseen clouiksensa abessive clouttaan clouttansa clouittaan clouittansa instructive — — comitative — clouineen clouinensa

Synonyms

• kohokohta

Further reading

• “clou”,inKielitoimiston sanakirja[Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1](in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus(Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–,retrieved2023-07-02

French

Etymology

InheritedfromOld Frenchclou,fromLatinclāvus,fromProto-Italic*klāwos,fromProto-Indo-European*kleh₂u-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/klu/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes:-u

Noun

cloum(pluralclous)

1. nail(metal pin)
2. clove(of garlic)
3. (figurative)highlight,climax
4. (usually in theplural,des clous)notlikely,no way,you'll be so lucky

Derived terms

• clou de girofle
• clou d’ail
• clouer
• cloutier
• dans les clous
• enfoncer le clou
• maigre comme un clou

Descendants

• →Dutch:clou
• →English:clou
• →Finnish:clou
• →German:Clou
• →Italian:clou
• →Polish:clou

Further reading

• “clou”,inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.

Italian

Etymology

BorrowedfromFrenchclou.Doubletofchiavo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈklu/^**
• Rhymes:-u

Noun

cloum(invariable)

1. (alsorelational)highlight(high point of an occasion)

   la mossacloudella partita―thestandoutmove of the match

Anagrams

• culo,luco

Middle English

Noun

clou

1. Alternative form ofclough

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowingfromFrenchclou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈklu/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes:-u
• Syllabification:clou

Noun

cloun(indeclinable)

1. clou(something which holds the greatest attention; the chief point of interest)

Further reading

• clouin Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

BorrowedfromFrenchclou.

Noun

cloun(pluralclou-uri)

1. highlight,climaxof a show

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	clou	clouul		clou-uri	clou-urile
genitive-dative	clou	clouului		clou-uri	clou-urilor
vocative	clouule			clou-urilor

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales)IPA^(key):/klɔɨ̯/
• (South Wales)IPA^(key):/klɔi̯/

Adjective

clou(feminine singularclou,pluralclou,equativecloued,comparativeclouach,superlativeclouaf)

1. (South Wales)fast,quick

Synonyms

• cyflym

Mutation

Mutated formsofclou

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
clou	glou	nghlou	chlou

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