Klette
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German klette, from Old High German kletta f, kletto m, from Proto-Germanic *klīþô, from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt- (“to cling to, cleave, stick”), from *gley-. Cognate with Old Saxon kledda f, kleddo m and Middle Low German klette. Related to klettern (“to climb”) and Kleid (“dress”), also Middle Dutch clisse, Dutch klis, Old English cliþe, clāte and English clote (“burdock”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Klette f (genitive Klette, plural Kletten)
- burdock
- a burr (a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing)
- (figuratively) a clingy person
Declension edit
Declension of Klette [feminine]