Kleid

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kleit, from Old High German *kleid, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt-. Cognate with Dutch kleed, English cloth. Possibly related to klettern, Klette, Klei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klaɪ̯t/

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Noun

Kleid n (genitive Kleides or Kleids, plural Kleider)

1. dress, gown
2. (dated or archaic) garment
3. (in the plural, formal) clothes

Declension

Declension of Kleid

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kleid	die	Kleider
genitive	eines	des	Kleides, Kleids	der	Kleider
dative	einem	dem	Kleid, Kleide1	den	Kleidern
accusative	ein	das	Kleid	die	Kleider

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

• (clothes): Kleidung (formal); Anziehsachen (informal); Klamotten (informal, colloquial)

Derived terms

• Kleiderschrank
• Minikleid

Related terms

• kleiden

Further reading

• Kleid in Duden online