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klæde

Danish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Danish klæthæ, from Old Norse klæði, borrowed from Old Frisian klāth, klēth or Old English clāþ, clǣþ, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą (“garment”). Cognate with English cloth and German Kleid.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

klæde n (singular definite klædet, plural indefinite klæder)

  1. cloth
  2. cloths (only in the plural)
Declension edit
Declension of klæde
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative klæde klædet klæder klæderne
genitive klædes klædets klæders klædernes
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Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse klæða, borrowed from Old English clāðian, clǣðan, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþijaną, *klaiþōną (“to clothe”). Cognate with English clothe and German kleiden.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

klæde (imperative klæd, infinitive at klæde, present tense klæder, past tense klædte, perfect tense har klædt)

  1. suit, become; be befitting for
    Kjolen klæder hende.
    The dress suits her.
    Sådan en opførsel klæder dig ikke.
    Such behaviour does not become you.
  2. to dress, to equip clothes
Conjugation edit
Inflection of klæde
present past
simple klæder klædte
perfect har klædt havde klædt
passive klædes klædtes
participle klædende klædt
imperative klæd —
infinitive klæde —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund klæden —
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