קלאָץ
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German kloz (“stump; ball”), from Old High German kloz (“stump; ball”), from Proto-West Germanic *klott. Compare German Klotz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
קלאָץ • (klots) m, plural קלעצער (kletser), diminutive קלעצל (kletsl) or קלעצעלע (kletsele)
- wooden beam
- log (of wood)
- block (of wood)
- Synonym: קלעצל (kletsl)
- klutz (clumsy person), oaf, blockhead
Derived terms edit
- קלאָץ־רעטעניש (klots-retenish, “a perplexing puzzle”)
- ליציטיר־קלאָץ (litsitir-klots, “auction block”)
Descendants edit
- → English: klutz
References edit
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “קלאָץ”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press