Etymology Explorer › Manx

Where does “cloie” come from?

cloie (Manx) comes from Old Irish cluiche — game, play, sport; jest, sport; feats.

cloie (Manx): game, match, event

Definitions

  1. game, match, event

Ancestry of “cloie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcluichegame, play, sport; jest, sport; feats

Words derived from “cloie”

  • yl-chloie
  • co-chloieder
  • aachloie
  • co-chloie
  • neuchloie
  • fo-chloie
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