Kladde

See also: kladde and klädde

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Low German Kladde (“spot, stain”), derived from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German kladderen (“to soil”). Compare Dutch klad. The standard German sense is probably shortened from a compound, such as attested kladdebuch, that is “book for careless notes”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkladə/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Kladde f (genitive Kladde, plural Kladden)

1. notebook, writing pad
2. (military) notebook used as a register during collective target practices (of ammunition spent as well as participants’ results)

Synonyms

• (notebook): Notizbuch; Notizheft; Heft

Derived terms

• Schießkladde