Kluft
See also: kluft
German edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old High German kluft, from Proto-Germanic *kluftiz. Compare Dutch klucht, English cleft.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Kluft f (genitive Kluft, plural Klüfte)
- cleft, fissure, joint
- gap, gulf, rift
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 33/2010, page 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.
Declension edit
Declension of Kluft [feminine]
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
Kluft f (genitive Kluft, plural Kluften)
Declension edit
Declension of Kluft [feminine]
Further reading edit
- “Kluft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Plautdietsch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German kluft, from Old Saxon *kluft, from Proto-Germanic *kluftiz.
Noun edit
Kluft f (plural Klufte)