Kleber

See also: kleber and Kléber

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kleber, from Old High German *klebar (“sticky substance, resin”), from Proto-West Germanic *klibr (“resin, glue”). Cognate with Middle Low German klever, Middle Dutch clebber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkleːbɐ/

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Noun

Kleber m (strong, genitive Klebers, plural Kleber)

1. (somewhat informal) glue
2. gluten

Usage notes

• Kleber is chiefly restricted to glue used for domestic purposes, particularly on paper. The more general word is Klebstoff.

Declension

Declension of Kleber [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kleber	die	Kleber
genitive	eines	des	Klebers	der	Kleber
dative	einem	dem	Kleber	den	Klebern
accusative	einen	den	Kleber	die	Kleber

Related terms

• kleben

See also

• Klebstoff
• Leim

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Proper noun

Kleber m

1. Alternative spelling of Cléber