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cler

cler

See also: clêr

Middle French

Alternative forms

Adjective

cler m (feminine singular clere, masculine plural clers, feminine plural cleres)

  1. bright, well-lit, not dark
  2. clear (visible)
    • 1550, Joachim du Bellay, L'Olive:
      L'obscur m'est cler, et la lumiere obscure.
      The dark is clear to me, the light is dark

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Old French

Alternative forms

  • clar (La Vie de Saint Alexis, 11th century manuscripts)

Etymology

From Latin clārus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kler/

Adjective

cler m (oblique and nominative feminine singular clere)

  1. bright, well-lit, not dark
  2. clear (visible)

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Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin clārus, clāra.

Adjective

cler m (feminine singular clera, masculine plural clers, feminine plural cleras)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) clear, light
  2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) light-coloured, fair