Klettverschluss
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Klettverschluß (pre-1996 orthography)
Etymology edit
From Klette (“burdock”) + Verschluss (“clasp, fastener”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Klettverschluss m (strong, genitive Klettverschlusses, plural Klettverschlüsse)
- (uncountable) Velcro (the mechanism as such)
- (countable) Velcro (a pair of both strips, as on a shoe)
Declension edit
Declension of Klettverschluss [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Klettverschluss | die | Klettverschlüsse |
| genitive | eines | des | Klettverschlusses | der | Klettverschlüsse |
| dative | einem | dem | Klettverschluss, Klettverschlusse1 | den | Klettverschlüssen |
| accusative | einen | den | Klettverschluss | die | Klettverschlüsse |
1Now rare, see notes.
Antonyms edit
Related terms edit
- Klettband, Klettstreifen (“a single strip, whether hook or loop”)
- Verschlussmechanismus, Flaschenverschluss