Klops
See also: klops
German edit
Etymology edit
From German Low German, probably borrowed from Swedish kalops (“stewed meat”), from Old Swedish kollops (“slices of beef stew”), ultimately related to klopfen (“to beat”). Cognate to English collop (“slice of meat, bacon, rasher”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Klops m (strong, genitive Klopses or Klops, plural Klopse)
- (regional, north-eastern Germany) meatball
- Synonyms: Bulette, Fleischpflanzerl, Frikadelle
Declension edit
Declension of Klops [masculine, strong]
References edit
- Skeat, W. W. (1900). A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language. United Kingdom: Harper, p. 88
Plautdietsch edit
Noun edit
Klops m (plural --)
- hamburger (meat sandwich)