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Klei
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klei Kléi
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as in de kleij in 1781. Derived from nl klei clay. The settlement was built on clay ground.
Pronunciation
nl /klɛi̯/
nl Nl-klei.ogg
nl Klei
nl ɛi̯ 1
nl klei
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Het Hogeland p/Groningen c/Netherlands
References
German
Etymology
16th c., borrowed from de gml klei, from de osx *klēi, from de gmw-pro *klaij.
Pronunciation
de /klaɪ̯/
de De-Klei.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aɪ̯ 1
Noun
m,(e)s.sg
clay
de Lehm Ton
de in particular the somewhat dried-out ooze or mud that makes the ground of marshland
Usage notes
The word is used chiefly in the narrower sense 2, and often in explanatory compounds like de Kleiboden.
Declension
m,(e)s.sg