klier
See also: Klier
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
klier (plural kliere, diminutive kliertjie)
- gland (secretory organ)
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch cliere. Cognate with Scots clyre (“tumour”).
Noun edit
klier f (plural klieren, diminutive kliertje n)
- gland
- (botany) gland (secretory structure)
- (obsolete) someone suffering from a skin disease or glandular swelling
Derived terms edit
- alvleesklier
- bloedklier
- darmklier
- geslachtsklier
- klierkoorts
- lymfeklier
- melkklier
- schildklier
- speekselklier
- stinkklier
- talgklier
- traanklier
- uierklier
- zweetklier
Descendants edit
Noun edit
klier f or m (plural klieren, diminutive kliertje n)
- an obnoxious person
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
klier
- inflection of klieren: