Kluft

See also: kluft

German

Etymology

From Old High German kluft, from Proto-Germanic *kluftiz. Compare Dutch klucht, English cleft.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /klʊft/
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  • Rhymes: -ʊft

Noun

Kluft f (genitive Kluft, plural Klüfte)

  1. cleft, fissure, joint
  2. gap, gulf, rift
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 33/2010, page 70:
      Die Kluft zwischen den Ärmsten und der Spitze der Gesellschaft hat sich dramatisch geöffnet.
      The gap between the poorest and the top of society has widened dramatically.

Declension
Declension of Kluft
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kluft die Klüfte
genitive einer der Kluft der Klüfte
dative einer der Kluft den Klüften
accusative eine die Kluft die Klüfte

Plautdietsch

Noun

Kluft f (plural Klufte)

  1. ravine, abyss, chasm
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