klemme

See also: Klemme and klèmme

Danish

Etymology

From Low German and Middle Low German klemmen, from Old Saxon *klemmian, from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklemə/

Noun

klemme c (singular definite klemmen, plural indefinite klemmer)

1. clothespin

Declension

Declension of klemme

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	klemme	klemmen	klemmer	klemmerne
genitive	klemmes	klemmens	klemmers	klemmernes

Verb

klemme (imperative klem, infinitive at klemme, present tense klemmer, past tense klemte, perfect tense klemt)

1. to squeeze
2. to jam
3. to crush
4. to pinch

Related terms

• komme i klemme

References

• “klemme” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Verb

klemme

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of klemmen

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

klemme

1. inflection of klemmen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Hunsrik

Etymology

Inherited from Central Franconian klemme, from Middle High German klemmen, from Old High German klemmen, from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan, from Proto-Germanic *klamjaną.

Cognate with German klemmen and Luxembourgish klemmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛmə/
• Rhymes: -ɛmə
• Hyphenation: klem‧me

Verb

klemme(intransitive, with accusative object)

1. to jam; to clamp (to get something stuck)

   Ich hon mit de Deer mich de Finger geklemmd.

   I got my finger jammed in the door.

2. to staple
3. to steal; to rob

   Synonyms: schnause, stehle

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	klemme
participle	geklemmd
auxiliary	hon
	present indicative	imperative
ich	klemme	—
du	klemmst	klemm
er/sie/es	klemmd	—
meer	klemme	—
deer	klemmd	klemmd
sie	klemme	—
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German klemmen.

Verb

klemme (present tense klemmer, past tense klemte, past participle klemt)

1. to hug; to embrace
2. to press; squeeze

References

• “klemme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “klemme_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

klemme (present tense klemmer, past tense klemde or klemte, past participle klemt or klemt, present participle klemmande, imperative klem)

1. Alternative form of klemma