cleit

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

cleit (plural cleits or cleitean)

  1. (Scotland) A stone storage hut or bothy.

Anagrams[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Past participle of clei.

Adjective[edit]

cleit m or n (feminine singular cleită, masculine plural cleiți, feminine and neuter plural cleite)

  1. glued

Declension[edit]

Verb[edit]

cleit (past participle of clei)

  1. past participle of clei

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Irish cleitte.

Noun[edit]

cleit f (genitive singular cleite, plural cleitean)

  1. feather
  2. quill
  3. down

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Old Norse klettr.

Noun[edit]

cleit f (genitive singular cleite, plural cleitean)

  1. rocky outcrop of a cliff
  2. reef
  3. (St Kilda) cleit; stone storehouse, bothy
  4. (West Lewis) ridge or hillock in moorland

Etymology 3[edit]

Borrowed from English cleat

Noun[edit]

cleit f (genitive singular cleite, plural cleitean)

  1. (Harris, nautical) cleat
    Synonyms: gramaiche, greimiche