Kleister

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Kleister

  1. A surname.

Anagrams[edit]

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From northern Middle High German klīster, an originally Central German word, possibly from Old High German *klīstar, from Proto-West Germanic *klīstr, from Proto-Germanic *klīstrą (“paste, goo”), ultimately from the root of Klei (“clay”). Cognate with German Low German Kliester, Dutch klijster, Saterland Frisian Klíester, Scots cleester. Related also to English clay.

Compare also Middle High German klenster, which may have merged with the above.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /klaɪ̯stɐ/
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Noun[edit]

Kleister m (strong, genitive Kleisters, plural Kleister)

  1. adhesive paste

Declension[edit]

Declension of Kleister [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kleister die Kleister
genitive eines des Kleisters der Kleister
dative einem dem Kleister den Kleistern
accusative einen den Kleister die Kleister

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “Kleister” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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