Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clannish

/ˈklæn.ɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: clan-nish
IPA: /ˈklæn.ɪʃ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or related to a clan.

adj

Socially exclusive.

Example Sentences

"Gendrot describes a “clannish” system that ensures officers close ranks to protect their own, leading to a sense of impunity."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ Proto-Italic *plāntā? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-der. Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂nk /*gteh₂ Proto-Italic *plānktā Latin plantabor. Old Welsh plantbor. Old Irish cland Middle Irish clann Irish clannbor. ▲ Middle Irish clann Scottish Gaelic clannbor. English clan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English clannish From clan + -ish.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈklæn.ɪʃ/

Inflected Forms

more clannish (comparative) most clannish (superlative)

Derived Forms

clannishly clannishness Klannish unclannish

Synonyms

clanny cliquish clubby snobbish snobby

Rhymes With

spanish vanish banish hanisch janish pollyannish stanish mannish fannish

Questions

How do you pronounce clannish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklæn.ɪʃ/.
What does clannish mean?: Of or related to a clan.
Where does clannish come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ Proto-Italic *plāntā? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-der. Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂nk /*gteh₂ Proto-Italic *plānktā Latin plantabor. Old Welsh plantbor. Old Irish cland Middle Irish clann Irish clannbor. ▲ Middle Irish clann Scottish Gaelic clannbor. English clan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English clannish From clan + -ish.

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