klug

See also: Klug

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kluoc, which was borrowed via the Lower Rhineland from Middle Low German klōk and Middle Dutch cloec, from Proto-Germanic *klōkaz.

Compare Old Norse klókr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kluːk/

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• Rhymes: -uːk

Adjective

klug (comparative klüger, superlative am klügsten)

1. intelligent, prudent, wise, smart

Related terms

• altklug
• Klugheit
• klugerweise
• klugreden
• Klugredner
• Klugscheißer
• neunmalklug
• unklug

Further reading

• “klug” in Duden online