clanfellow

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈklænˌfɛloʊ/ UK /ˈklænˌfɛləʊ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a member of the same clan; a kinsman

He greeted the stranger warmly on learning he was a clanfellow.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a member of the same clan;... kinsman clansman kinsfolk tribesman

Word family

Related forms clan fellow clansman

Etymology

A compound of clan + fellow. Clan is from Scottish Gaelic clann ('children, offspring, family'), from Old Irish cland, ultimately from Latin planta ('plant, offshoot'); fellow is from Old Norse félagi ('partner').

clann gd planta Latin

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# clanfellow

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈklænˌfɛloʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈklænˌfɛləʊ/

## Meanings
1. a member of the same clan; a kinsman

## Examples
- He greeted the stranger warmly on learning he was a clanfellow.

## Synonyms
- kinsman
- clansman
- kinsfolk
- tribesman

## Related Forms
- clan
- fellow
- clansman

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: clann
- Root: planta

## Etymology
A compound of clan + fellow. Clan is from Scottish Gaelic clann ('children, offspring, family'), from Old Irish cland, ultimately from Latin planta ('plant, offshoot'); fellow is from Old Norse félagi ('partner').

## AI Etymology
Clanfellow is a compound of clan + fellow. Clan is from Scottish Gaelic clann ('children, offspring, family'), from Old Irish cland, ultimately from Latin planta ('plant, offshoot'); fellow is from Old Norse félagi ('partner'). The historical trail runs through clann in Scottish Gaelic and planta in Latin. Morphologically, clanfellow is transparent: it is a compound of clan + fellow. Used as a noun, clanfellow now means "a member of the same clan; a kinsman", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as clan, fellow, and clansman. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- People & Society

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