"Kloss" meaning in All languages combined

See Kloss on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Klosses [plural]
Etymology: * As a German surname Klöss, from the personal name Kloss, shortened from Nikolaus. Compare Klos. * Also as a German surname, from the noun Kloß (“lump, block”). * Also Germanized from several of Slavic surnames, such as Upper Sorbian kłós, Lower Sorbian kłos, and Polish kłos, all meaning "ear or spike of cereal;" see also Klos. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|sla|-}} Slavic, {{der|en|hsb|kłós}} Upper Sorbian kłós, {{der|en|dsb|kłos}} Lower Sorbian kłos, {{der|en|pl|kłos}} Polish kłos Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Kloss (plural Klosses)
  1. A surname from German. Wikipedia link: Kloss

Inflected forms

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