klieben

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German

Etymology

Middle High German klieben, Old High German klioban, Proto-West Germanic *kleuban. Cognate to English cleave.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkliːbn̩/, /ˈkliːbm̩/
  • Rhymes: -iːbən
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Verb

klieben (weak or class 2 strong, third-person singular present kliebt, past tense kliebte or klob, past participle gekliebt or gekloben, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, informal, Austria, Southern Germany) to cleave
    Synonym: spalten

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