Klei
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as in de kleij in 1781. Derived from klei (“clay”). The settlement was built on clay ground.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Klei n
- A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German edit
Etymology edit
16th c., borrowed from Middle Low German klei, from Old Saxon *klēi, from Proto-West Germanic *klaij.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Klei m (strong, genitive Kleies or Kleis, no plural)
Usage notes edit
- The word is used chiefly in the narrower sense 2, and often in explanatory compounds like Kleiboden.