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German
Etymology
From Middle High German kleit, from Old High German *kleid, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt-. Cognate with Dutch kleed, English cloth. Possibly related to klettern, Klette, Klei.
Pronunciation
Noun
Kleid n (strong, genitive Kleides or Kleids, plural Kleider, diminutive Kleidchen n)
- dress, gown (kind of woman's garment)
- (dated or archaic) garment
- (in the plural, formal) clothes
- Synonyms: (formal) Kleidung, (informal) Anziehsachen, (colloquial) Klamotten, (regional) Gewand
Declension
Derived terms
- Kleiderablagel, Kleiderbügel, Kleiderbürste, Kleideretikette, Kleidergeschäft, Kleidergröße, Kleiderhaken, Kleiderkammer, Kleiderkommode, Kleiderordnung, Kleiderschrank, Kleiderstoff, Kleiderständer, Kleidervorschrift
- Abendkleid, Ballkleid, Cocktailkleid, Dirndlkleid, Federkleid, Festkleid, Haarkleid, Hochzeitskleid, Minikleid, Sommerkleid, Sonntagskleid, Spitzenkleid, Trachtenkleid, Unterkleid, Winterkleid
- kleiden
Further reading
- “Kleid” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kleid” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Kleid” in Duden online