Klops

See also: klops

German

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /klɔps/
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Noun

Klops m (strong, genitive Klopses or Klops, plural Klopse)

  1. (regional, north-eastern Germany) meatball
    Synonyms: Bulette, Fleischpflanzerl, Frikadelle

Declension

Declension of Klops [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Klops die Klopse
genitive eines des Klopses, Klops der Klopse
dative einem dem Klops den Klopsen
accusative einen den Klops die Klopse

References

  • Skeat, W. W. (1900). A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language. United Kingdom: Harper, p. 88

Plautdietsch

Noun

Klops m (plural --)

  1. hamburger (meat sandwich)
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