Klitsche

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German

Etymology

19th century, from East Central German dialects. Further origin uncertain. Plausibly from Polish kleć (“outhouse”), from Proto-Slavic *klětь. Alternatively from klitschen (“to splat, slap”), a variant of klatschen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɪt͡ʃə/
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Noun

Klitsche f (genitive Klitsche, plural Klitschen)

  1. (colloquial, usually derogatory) a small place, house, or (now most often) company
    Synonyms: Bude, Laden
    Ich hatte nur eine Anfrage diese Woche und die war von irgendso’ner windigen Softwareklitsche.
    I had only one request this week and that was by some obscure little software firm.
    • 2013 September 13, Olaf Ihlau, “Der Fluchthelfer”, in ZEITmagazin‎:
      Er schafft sie zu seiner Klitsche auf der Insel Ibiza, über die der Astrologe und Untergangsprophet Nostradamus gesagt haben soll, sie werde die "letzte Zuflucht der Menschheit vor dem großen Feuer" sein.
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Declension

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

Further reading

  • “Klitsche” in Duden online
  • “Klitsche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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