klier

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Etymology

From Dutch klier.

Pronunciation

Noun

klier (plural kliere, diminutive kliertjie)

  1. gland (secretory organ)

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kliːr/
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  • Hyphenation: klier
  • Rhymes: -ir

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cliere. Cognate with Scots clyre (“tumour”).

Noun

klier f (plural klieren, diminutive kliertje n)

  1. gland
  2. (botany) gland (secretory structure)
  3. (obsolete) someone suffering from a skin disease or glandular swelling
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: klir, klier

Noun

klier f or m (plural klieren, diminutive kliertje n)

  1. an obnoxious person
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

klier

  1. inflection of klieren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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