Klee

German

Etymology

From Middle High German klee, from Old High German chlēo, from Proto-West Germanic *klaiw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kleː/
  • Rhymes: -eː
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Klee m (strong, genitive Klees, no plural)

  1. clover

Declension

Declension of Klee [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Klee
genitive eines des Klees
dative einem dem Klee
accusative einen den Klee

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Klee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Limburgish klīa, from Proto-Germanic *klīwō, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y- (“to smear, to glue”). Compare German Kleie (see there for more).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkleə̯/, [ˈkleːə̯]
  • Rhymes: -eə̯

Noun

Klee f (plural Klee) (German-based spelling)

  1. (Southeast Limburgish) bran
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