clã

Meaning

1. (masculine) clan (group of closely interrelated families, especially among Gaelic-speaking peoples)
2. (masculine) clan (intermediate group between family and tribe, whose members consider themselves descendants of the same ancestor, often of a mythical nature and symbolized by a totem)
3. (figuratively, masculine) clan, family (family group united by a strong spirit of solidarity)
4. (figuratively, masculine) clan, family (group with an exclusivist tendency, united by strong bonds and/or common interests)
5. (figuratively, masculine) faction, party

Concepts

clan

tribe

family

👪

gens

kin

kindred

marriage

💍

people

🧑‍🤝‍🧑

kin group

kinship group

chiefdom

head man

class

extended family

Synonyms

tribo

família

👪

familia

Translations

clan

clan

clan

clan

stam

Clan

tribu

clan

Sippe

tribu

geslacht

👉👌

gens

Stamm

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈklɐ̃/

Etymology

Borrowed from English: clan

In summary

Borrowed from French clan, from English clan, from Scottish Gaelic clann (“progeny, race”), from Old Irish cland, from Old Welsh plant, from Latin planta (“shoot, offspring”). Doublet of planta.