Klette
German
Etymology
From Middle High German klette, from Old High German kletta f, kletto m, from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt- (“to cling to, cleave, stick”), from *gley-. Cognate with Old Saxon kledda f, kleddo m and Middle Low German klette. Related to klettern (“to climb”) and Kleid (“dress”), also Middle Dutch clisse, Dutch klis, Old English cliþe, clāte and English clote (“burdock”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɛtə/
- Rhymes: -ɛtə
Noun
Klette f (genitive Klette, plural Kletten)
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
- kletten
Further reading
- Klette in Duden online
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