clocca

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Latin

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Etymology

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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 campana.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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clocca f (genitive cloccae); first declension (Early Medieval Latin)

  1. (Medieval Latin) bell [from 8th century]
  2. (Medieval Latin) clock [from 15th century]
  3. (Medieval Latin) a cloak in the shape of a bell worn by riders and travellers [from 13th century]

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative clocca cloccae
Genitive cloccae cloccārum
Dative cloccae cloccīs
Accusative cloccam cloccās
Ablative cloccā cloccīs
Vocative clocca cloccae

Descendants

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References

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