eldertongue

Old English · noun

cleofa

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈkle͜o.fɑ/
[ˈkle͜o.vɑ]
Syllables
ˈkle͜o · fɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
cleveclovenseparatedcompartmentcubiclecellcellarcleft

cleofa1 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. that which is cloven or separated

  2. a cleft, chasm

  3. den; chamber, cubicle, cell; compartment

  4. a room

  5. a cellar

Declension · weak

Declension of cleofa
SingularPlural
Nominative cleofacleofan
Accusative cleofancleofan
Genitive cleofancleofena
Dative cleofancleofum

cleofa2 · noun · inflected form

Senses

  1. genitive plural of clif

  2. Inflected form of clif

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klebô (“chamber, cell”), related to the Old English verb clēofan (“to separate, split, divide”). More at cleave.

Descendants

cleve

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