Klotz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kloz (“stump; ball”), from Old High German kloz (“stump; ball”), related to German Kloß (“lump”), both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɔt͡s/

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Noun

Klotz m (genitive Klotzes, plural Klötze, diminutive Klötzchen n)

1. block

Derived terms

• Bauklotz
• Betonklotz
• Bremsklotz
• Eisenklotz
• Fußklotz
• Holzklotz
• Metallklotz
• Sitzklotz
• Stahlklotz
• Tischklotz
• Türklotz

 

Related terms

• Klotzfuß
• Klotzschuh
• Klotztisch

 

Further reading

• “Klotz” in Duden online