Klotz

Central Franconian Etymology From gmw-cfr gmh kloz, from gmw-cfr goh kloz, from gmw-cfr gmw-pro *klott. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /klɔts/ Noun gmw-cfr noun m plural Klötz or Klätz diminutive Klötzje or Klätzche gmw-cfr most dialects block, log, chunk piece of a hard material gmw-cfr most dialects ball in ninepins Noun gmw-cfr noun n plural Klötzer or Klätzer diminutive Klötzje or Klätzche gmw-cfr most dialects ball, lump, clot solidified piece of a soft material gmw-cfr Klomp(e) Knubbel gmw-cfr most dialects testicle gmw-cfr 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 de gem-pro ine-pro From de gmh kloz stump; ball, from de goh kloz stump; ball, from de gmw-pro *klott; related to de Kloß lump. Pronunciation de /klɔt͡s/ de De-Klotz.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m,,^e:^er[regional] ^chen,^lein block, log, chunk piece of a hard material, especially wood, either unshaped or square-cut de especially in compounds block, edifice massive, squat building de informal klutz slow-witted, clumsy, lethargic person Declension m,,^e:^er[regional] Derived terms de Bauklotz Betonklotz Bremsklotz Holzklotz Eisenklotz Metallklotz Stahlklotz Türklotz Tischklotz Sitzklotz Fußklotz Klotz am Bein Klotztisch Klotzfuß Klotzschuh klotzig klotzen Related terms de Kloß Descendants lt klucus 1 pl kloc 1 Further reading de Plautdietsch Etymology From pdt gml klotz, borrowed from pdt goh kloz, from pdt gmw-pro *klott. Noun m Kjlaz block Derived terms pdt Draschklotz Heiwklotz Jiezklotz Pitschkjeklotz Related terms pdt klotzen klotzich pdt 1-syllable words