Klette

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German klette, from Old High German kletta f, kletto m, from Proto-Germanic *klīþô, from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt- (“to cling to, cleave, stick”), from *gley-. Cognate with Old Saxon kledda f, kleddo m and Middle Low German klette. Related to klettern (“to climb”) and Kleid (“dress”), also Middle Dutch clisse, Dutch klis, Old English cliþe, clāte and English clote (“burdock”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɛtə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtə

Noun[edit]

Klette f (genitive Klette, plural Kletten)

  1. burdock
  2. a burr (a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing)
  3. (figuratively) a clingy person

Declension[edit]

Declension of Klette [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Klette die Kletten
genitive einer der Klette der Kletten
dative einer der Klette den Kletten
accusative eine die Klette die Kletten

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Further reading[edit]

  • “Klette” in Duden online
  • “Klette” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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