Manx

Noun

cloan f ‎(genitive singular clienney, no plural)

1. children

   Çhymnee eh da cloan ny clienney eu.‎ ― Pass it down to your children's children.

   Ta saynt shiaght saggyrt ayns dooinney gyn cloan.‎ ― A man without children has the lust of seven parsons.

   T'ee er ruggaghtyn ymmodee cloan.‎ ― She has borne many children.

   T'ee brey clienney.‎ ― She is bearing children.

   T'ee moir ny clienney.‎ ― She is the mother of the children.

2. descendants(s)

Derived terms

• lhiass-chloan f ‎(“stepchildren”)

Mutation

References

• “clann” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Welsh

Alternative forms

• cloant (literary)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈklɔ.an/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkloː.an/

Verb

cloan

1. (colloquial) third-person plural future of cloi

Mutation