Klemme

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See also: klemme and klèmme

German

Etymology

From Middle High German klemme, klemde, or from the verb klemmen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɛmə/
  • Hyphenation: Klem‧me
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Noun

Klemme f (genitive Klemme, plural Klemmen)

  1. clamp
  2. grip
  3. (colloquial) difficult situation, predicament
    Synonym: Patsche
    aus der Klemme helfen ― to bail out, to help out (of a predicament)
    in der Klemme stecken ― to be in trouble

Declension

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

Hyponyms

Descendants

  • → Romanian: clemă

Further reading

  • “Klemme” in Duden online
  • “Klemme” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Klemme” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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