*klōkaz

Runic: ᚲᛚᛟᚲᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈklɔː.kɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

strong, quick, smart

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Possibly related to Old Irish glicc (‘shrewd, acute’), Scots gleg (‘smart, quick’), Ancient Greek καλχαίνω (kalkhaínō) (kalkhaínō, ‘to ponder’), Middle English begalewen (‘to frighten, stupefy’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	klōkaz	klōkō	klōką, -atō	klōkai	klōkôz	klōkō
Acc.	klōkanǭ	klōkǭ	klōką, -atō	klōkanz	klōkōz	klōkō
Gen.	klōkas, -is	klōkaizōz	klōkas, -is	klōkaizǫ̂	klōkaizǫ̂	klōkaizǫ̂
Dat.	klōkammai	klōkaizōi	klōkammai	klōkaimaz	klōkaimaz	klōkaimaz
Inst.	klōkanō	klōkaizō	klōkanō	klōkaimiz	klōkaimiz	klōkaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	klōkô	klōkǭ	klōkô	klōkaniz	klōkōniz	klōkōnō
Acc.	klōkanų	klōkōnų	klōkô	klōkanunz	klōkōnunz	klōkōnō
Gen.	klōkiniz	klōkōniz	klōkiniz	klōkanǫ̂	klōkōnǫ̂	klōkanǫ̂
Dat.	klōkini	klōkōni	klōkini	klōkammaz	klōkōmaz	klōkammaz
Inst.	klōkinē	klōkōnē	klōkinē	klōkammiz	klōkōmiz	klōkammiz

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Descendants

*klōk (Old Saxon)
- klôk (Middle Low German)
  - kluoc (Middle High German)
    - kluug (Cimbrian)
    - klug (German)
    - klugh (Hunsrik)
    - קלוג (klug) (Yiddish)
*klōk (Old Saxon)
- klôk (Middle Low German)
  - klókr (Old Norse)
    - klog (Danish)
    - klókur (Faroese)
    - klókur (Icelandic)
    - klok (Norwegian Bokmål)
    - klok (Norwegian Nynorsk)
*klōk (Old Saxon)
- klôk (Middle Low German)
  - klókr (Old Norse)
    - kloker (Old Swedish)
      - klok (Swedish)
*cluoc (Old Dutch)
- cloec (Middle Dutch)
  - kloek (Dutch)
    - kloek (Afrikaans)

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