Middle French

Alternative forms

• clair

Adjective

cler m ‎(feminine singular clere, masculine plural clers, feminine plural cleres)

1. bright, well-lit, not dark
2. clear (visible)
   • 1550, Joachim du Bellay, L'Olive:

     L'obscur m'est cler, et la lumiere obscure.

     The dark is clear to me, the light is dark

Descendants

• French: clair

Old French

Alternative forms

• clar (La Vie de Saint Alexis, 11th century manuscripts)

Etymology

From Latin clārus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kler/

Adjective

cler m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular clere)

1. bright, well-lit, not dark
2. clear (visible)

Related terms

• clarté

Descendants

• English: clear (borrowed)
• Middle French: cler, clair
  • French: clair

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Sursilvan) clar

Etymology

From Latin clārus, clāra.

Adjective

cler m (feminine singular clera, masculine plural clers, feminine plural cleras)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) clear, light
2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) light-coloured, fair