Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/klan/

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Translation

clan

Word origin

From Scottish Gaelic clann ('children, family, offspring'), borrowed into Spanish through English 'clan'.

Origin
Scottish Gaelic
Root
clann
English cognates
clan

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralclanes

Examples

.

Each clan had its own chief and its customs.

.

The whole family belongs to the same clan.

muchos .

The two clans fought for many years.

¿ ?

Which clan did that ancient warrior belong to?

.

The clan gathered every summer in the mountains.

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This word is part of lesson 60.