Kloß

See also: kloss and Kloss

German

Alternative forms

Kloss (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, often also Luxembourg, South Tyrol)

Etymology

From Old High German klōz, from Proto-Germanic *klautaz, ablaut form of Proto-Germanic *klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *glūdos. Related to Middle Low German klōt, Dutch kloot, Old Norse klútr (“kerchief”) (whence Danish klud), English clout, dialectal Russian глуда (gluda). Doublet of Cloud. More at English cleat.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kloːs/
Audio (file)
Homophone: Klos
Rhymes: -oːs

Noun

Kloß m (strong, genitive Kloßes, plural Klöße, diminutive Klößchen n)

thickish lump
Synonyms: Bällchen, Klumpen, Knubbel
(cooking, especially northern and central Germany) dumpling
Synonym: Knödel
(informal, offensive) fatso; overweight person

Declension

Declension of Kloß [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kloß	die	Klöße
genitive	eines	des	Kloßes	der	Klöße
dative	einem	dem	Kloß, Kloße¹	den	Klößen
accusative	einen	den	Kloß	die	Klöße

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

Grießkloß
Fleischkloß
Kartoffelkloß
Semmelkloß

Descendants

→ Polish: kluska

See also

Klöten

Further reading

“Kloß” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Kloß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Kloß” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Kloß” in Duden online

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.