klemme

See also: Klemme and klèmme

Central Franconian

Etymology 1

From Middle High German klimben, from Proto-Germanic *klimbaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklemə/

Verb

klemme (third-person singular present klemmp or klemmt, preterite klomm, past participle jeklomme or geklomme) (most dialects)

1. to climb

   De mietste Aape können ärch jot klemme.

   Most monkeys can climb very well.

Alternative forms

• klömme, klomme, klamme (parts of Eifel)

Etymology 2

From Middle High German klemmen, from Proto-Germanic *klamjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛmə/

Verb

klemme (third-person singular present klemmp or klemmt, past participle jeklemmp or geklemmt) (most dialects)

1. to clamp, clip, tuck (attach by means of pressure)

   Dä Schrenger hät sich ene Bleisteff henger’t Uhr jeklemmp.

   The cabinetmaker has a pencil tucked behind his ear.

2. to jam (one’s finger etc.)
3. to be jammed (of a door etc.)
4. to steal, nick

   Synonyms: kläue, stelle, streppe

Alternative forms

• klämme (variant spelling, used to distinguish from etymology 1)

Danish

Etymology

From Low German and Middle Low German klemmen, from Old Saxon *klemmian, from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklemə/

Noun

klemme c (singular definite klemmen, plural indefinite klemmer)

1. clothespin

Declension

Declension of klemme

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	klemme	klemmen	klemmer	klemmerne
genitive	klemmes	klemmens	klemmers	klemmernes

Verb

klemme (imperative klem, infinitive at klemme, present tense klemmer, past tense klemte, perfect tense klemt)

1. to squeeze
2. to jam
3. to crush
4. to pinch

Conjugation

Conjugation of klemme

active passive present klemmer klemmes past klemte klemtes infinitive klemme klemmes imperative klem — participle present klemmende past klemt (auxiliary verb have) gerund klemmen

Related terms

• komme i klemme

References

• “klemme” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Verb

klemme

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of klemmen

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

klemme

1. inflection of klemmen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Hunsrik

Etymology

Inherited from Central Franconian klemme, from Middle High German klemmen, from Old High German klemmen, from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan, from Proto-Germanic *klamjaną.

Cognate with German klemmen and Luxembourgish klemmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛmə/
• Rhymes: -ɛmə
• Hyphenation: klem‧me

Verb

klemme(intransitive, with accusative object)

1. to jam; to clamp (to get something stuck)

   Ich hon mit de Deer mich de Finger geklemmd.

   I got my finger jammed in the door.

2. to staple
3. to steal; to rob

   Synonyms: schnause, stehle

Conjugation

Regular

infinitive	klemme
participle	geklemmd
auxiliary	hon
	present indicative	imperative
ich	klemme	—
du	klemmst	klemm
er/sie/es	klemmd	—
meer	klemme	—
deer	klemmd	klemmd
sie	klemme	—

The present participle is uncommonly used,
but can be made with the suffix -end.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German klemmen.

Verb

klemme (present tense klemmer, past tense klemte, past participle klemt)

1. to hug; to embrace
2. to press; squeeze

References

• “klemme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “klemme_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

klemme (present tense klemmer, past tense klemde or klemte, past participle klemt or klemt, present participle klemmande, imperative klem)

1. alternative form of klemma