Kloß

See also: kloss and Kloss

German

Alternative forms

• Kloss (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, often also Luxembourg, South Tyrol)

Etymology

From Old High German klōz, from Proto-Germanic *klautaz, ablaut form of Proto-Germanic *klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *glūdos. Related to Middle Low German klōt, Dutch kloot, Old Norse klútr (“kerchief”) (whence Danish klud), English clout, dialectal Russian глуда (gluda). Doublet of Cloud. More at English cleat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kloːs/

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• Homophone: Klos
• Rhymes: -oːs

Noun

Kloß m (strong, genitive Kloßes, plural Klöße, diminutive Klößchen n)

1. thickish lump

   Synonyms: Bällchen, Klumpen, Knubbel

2. (cooking, especially northern and central Germany) dumpling

   Synonym: Knödel

3. (informal, offensive) fatso; overweight person

Declension

Declension of Kloß [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kloß	die	Klöße
genitive	eines	des	Kloßes	der	Klöße
dative	einem	dem	Kloß, Kloße1	den	Klößen
accusative	einen	den	Kloß	die	Klöße

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Grießkloß
• Fleischkloß
• Kartoffelkloß
• Semmelkloß

Descendants

• → Polish: kluska

See also

• Klöten

Further reading

• “Kloß” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Kloß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kloß” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Kloß” in Duden online