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Etymology

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From Old Norse kluft, klyft, from Proto-Germanic *kluftiz.

Noun

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klyfta c

  1. a clove; a separate bulb of a garlic
  2. a wedge-shaped part of a fruit, either cut into shape or naturally formed (as with e.g. oranges)
  3. a cleft
  4. cleavage

Declension

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Declension of klyfta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klyfta klyftan klyftor klyftorna
Genitive klyftas klyftans klyftors klyftornas

Derived terms

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Verb

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klyfta (present klyftar, preterite klyftade, supine klyftat, imperative klyfta)

  1. to cut into a clefts, to split an orange

Conjugation

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