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Kloß
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kloss Kloss
German
Alternative forms
de Kloss Switzerland Liechtenstein often also Luxembourg South Tyrol
Etymology
de :inh goh:klōz<ety:inh<gem-pro:*klautaz>>
From de gmh klōz, from de goh kloz klōz, from de gem-pro *klautaz, ablaut form of de gem-pro *klūtaz, from de ine-pro *glūdos.
Related to gml klōt, nl kloot, non klútr kerchief (whence da klud), en clout, dialectal ru глуда. de Cloud. More at en cleat.
Pronunciation
de /kloːs/
de De-Kloß.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Klos
de oːs 1
Noun
m,,^e ^chen
thickish lump
de Bällchen Klumpen Knubbel
de cooking especially northern and central Germany dumpling
de Knödel
de informal offensive fatso; overweight person
Declension
m,,^e
Related terms
de Grießkloß
de Fleischkloß
de Kartoffelkloß
de Semmelkloß
Descendants
pl kluska 1
See also
de Klöten
Further reading