Klotz

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Central Franconian

Etymology

From Middle High German kloz, from Proto-West Germanic *klott.

Pronunciation

Noun

Klotz m (plural Klötz or Klätz, diminutive Klötzje or Klätzche)

  1. (most dialects) block, log, chunk (piece of a hard material)
  2. (most dialects) ball in ninepins

Noun

Klotz n (plural Klötzer or Klätzer, diminutive Klötzje or Klätzche)

  1. (most dialects) ball, lump, clot (solidified piece of a soft material)
    Synonyms: Klomp(e), Knubbel
  2. (most dialects) testicle
    Synonym: Ei

Usage notes

  • The inflections with -ö- are Ripuarian, those with -ä- are Moselle Franconian.
  • The above-described semantic distinction between masculine and neuter forms may not be strictly followed in all dialects. Today, especially, the diminutive tends to replace the neuter noun and its senses.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kloz (“stump; ball”), from Old High German kloz (“stump; ball”), from Proto-West Germanic *klott; related to German Kloß (“lump”), both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klɔt͡s/
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Noun

Klotz m (strong, genitive Klotzes, plural Klötze, diminutive Klötzchen n or Klötzlein n)

  1. block, log, chunk (piece of a hard material, especially wood, either unshaped or square-cut)
  2. (informal) klutz (slow-witted, clumsy, lethargic person)

Declension

Declension of Klotz
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Klotz die Klötze
genitive eines des Klotzes der Klötze
dative einem dem Klotz, Klotze1 den Klötzen
accusative einen den Klotz die Klötze

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Lithuanian: klucus
  • → Polish: kloc

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Noun

Klotz m (plural Kjlaz)

  1. block
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