Kleidung

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German kleidunge, from kleiden (“to clothe”), from kleit, from Old High German *kleid, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą (“cloth”). Cognate with Dutch kleding, English clothing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklaɪ̯dʊŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: Klei‧dung

Noun

Kleidung f (genitive Kleidung, plural Kleidungen)

  1. (countable) clothing; apparel
    Synonym: Bekleidung
  2. (uncountable, rather formal) clothes
    Synonyms: Bekleidung, (dated) Gewand, (informal) Kleider, (colloquial) Anziehsachen, Outfit

Declension

Declension of Kleidung
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kleidung die Kleidungen
genitive einer der Kleidung der Kleidungen
dative einer der Kleidung den Kleidungen
accusative eine die Kleidung die Kleidungen

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