klasse

See also: Klasse

Danish

Ettymology

Ultimetaly from Latin classis (“fleet; rank”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klasə/, [ˈkʰl̥æsə]

Noun

klasse c (singular definite klassen, plural indefinite klasser)

1. class (a group of students in a school)
2. class (general classification unit)
3. class (group of people with a common socio-economic status)
4. class (division of public transport)
5. (uncountable) class (high quality, sophistication)
6. (taxonomy) class

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French classe, from Latin classis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɑ.sə/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: klas‧se

Noun

klasse f (plural klassen, diminutive klassetje n)

1. quality, class
2. social class
3. (biology) classification
4. (taxonomy) class

   Hypernyms: stam, superklasse

   Hyponyms: orde, onderklasse

5. (programming) class

   Coordinate terms: subklasse, superklasse

Derived terms

• bovenklasse
• infraklasse
• klassenbewustzijn
• klassenstrijd
• klassisme
• onderklasse
• subklasse
• superklasse
• topklasse

Related terms

• classis
• klas

Descendants

• Petjo: kelas

Adjective

klasse (used only predicatively, not comparable)

1. (informal) Of high quality; superb.

   Die kerel is echt klasse. ― That guy is really a class act. (literally, “That guy is really class.”)

   Haar prestaties op het wereldkampioenschap waren klasse. ― Her achievements at the world championship were superb.

Derived terms

• klassebak

German

Etymology

Adjectival form of Klasse (“class, grouping; class, excellence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklasə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -asə

Adjective

klasse (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial) great, awesome

   Synonyms: spitze, super

   Ich fand das Spiel klasse.

   I thought the game was great.

Declension

Indeclinable.

Further reading

• “klasse” in Duden online
• “klasse”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

klasse f or m (definite singular klassa or klassen, indefinite plural klasser, definite plural klassene)

1. a class

Derived terms

• arbeiderklasse
• klasserom
• middelklasse
• ordklasse
• overklasse
• samfunnsklasse
• verdensklasse

References

• “klasse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

klasse m (definite singular klassen, indefinite plural klassar, definite plural klassane)
klasse f (definite singular klassa, indefinite plural klasser, definite plural klassene)

1. a class

Derived terms

• klasserom
• middelklasse
• ordklasse
• overklasse
• samfunnsklasse

References

• “klasse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.