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Kluft
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kluft
German
Etymology 1
de ine-pro *glewbʰ-
From de goh kluft, from de gem-pro *kluftiz. Compare nl klucht, en cleft.
Pronunciation
de /klʊft/
de De-Kluft.ogg
de ʊft 1
Noun
f,^e
cleft, fissure, joint
gap, gulf, rift
de 2010 w:Der Spiegel http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/index-2010-33.html 33/2010 70 Die Kluft zwischen den Ärmsten und der Spitze der Gesellschaft hat sich dramatisch geöffnet. The gap between the poorest and the top of society has widened dramatically. https://web.archive.org/web/20250820231340/https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/index-2010-33.html 20 August 2025
Declension
f,^e
Etymology 2
Noun
f,en
uniform, outfit, suit, garb, attire used for a specific activity
Declension
f,en
Further reading
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From pdt gml kluft, from pdt osx *kluft, from pdt gem-pro *kluftiz.
Noun
pdt noun f plural Klufte
ravine, abyss, chasm
pdt 1-syllable words