cleet

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *klēth, from Proto-West Germanic *klaiþ, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą.

Noun

clêet n

1. piece of cloth
2. piece of clothing

Inflection

Strong neuter noun

	singular	plural
nominative	clêet	clêet, clêde
accusative	clêet	clêet, clêde
genitive	clêets	clêde
dative	clêde	clêden

Strong neuter noun

	singular	plural
nominative	clêet	clêder, clêdere
accusative	clêet	clêder, clêdere
genitive	clêets	clêder, clêdere
dative	clêde	clêderen

Alternative forms

• cleit

Derived terms

• clêden

Descendants

• Dutch: kleed, kleren
  • Afrikaans: kleed
• Limburgish: kleid, kleier

Further reading

• “cleet”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “cleet”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN