klauben

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German

Etymology

Middle High German klūben (to pluck)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklaʊ̯bn̩/
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  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯bn̩

Verb

klauben (weak, third-person singular present klaubt, past tense klaubte, past participle geklaubt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (Southern Germany, Austria, Bavaria) to pick up, collect (piece by piece)
    • 2022 January 18, Jürgen Schmieder, “Warum in den USA jetzt Güterzüge geplündert werden”, in Süddeutsche Zeitung:
      Der Obdachlose nickt und läuft weiter, unter einer Brücke klaubt er noch ein paar andere Sachen auf und packt sie in die Tüte.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Descendants

  • Ladin: tlupé

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