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Kleie

German edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Middle High German klīwe, klīe, from Old High German klīwa, klīa, klīga. The further origin is unclear. It might stem from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to smear, to glue”) but this is difficult due to semantic reasons.[1]

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

Kleie f (genitive Kleie, plural Kleien)

  1. bran
    Synonym: (Switzerland) Grüsch

Declension edit

Declension of Kleie [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kleie die Kleien
genitive einer der Kleie der Kleien
dative einer der Kleie den Kleien
accusative eine die Kleie die Kleien

References edit

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Kleie”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading edit

  • “Kleie” in Duden online
  • “Kleie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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