"Klette" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklɛtə/ Audio: De-Klette.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛtə Etymology: From Middle High German klette, from Old High German kletta f, kletto m, from Proto-Germanic *klīþô, from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt- (“to cling to, cleave, stick”), from *gley- (“to stick, smear”). Cognate with Old Saxon kledda f, kleddo m and Middle Low German klette. Related to klettern (“to climb”) and Kleid (“dress”), also Middle Dutch clisse, Dutch klis, Old English cliþe, clāte and English clote (“burdock”) (DWDS). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|klette}} Middle High German klette, {{inh|de|goh|kletta|g=f}} Old High German kletta f, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*klīþô}} Proto-Germanic *klīþô, {{der|de|ine-pro||*gleyt-|t=to cling to, cleave, stick}} Proto-Indo-European *gleyt- (“to cling to, cleave, stick”), {{cog|osx|kledda|g=f}} Old Saxon kledda f, {{cog|gml|klette}} Middle Low German klette, {{cog|dum|clisse}} Middle Dutch clisse, {{cog|nl|klis}} Dutch klis, {{cog|ang|cliþe}} Old English cliþe, {{cog|en|clote||burdock}} English clote (“burdock”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Klette f (genitive Klette, plural Kletten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Klette [genitive], Kletten [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Klette [nominative, singular], Kletten [definite, nominative, plural], Klette [genitive, singular], Kletten [definite, genitive, plural], Klette [dative, singular], Kletten [dative, definite, plural], Klette [accusative, singular], Kletten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. burdock Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Klette-de-noun-2gjSJWJL
  2. a burr (a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Klette-de-noun-cj4kTms4 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 2 90 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 94 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 95 2
  3. (figuratively) a clingy person Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-Klette-de-noun-ECXr-p1N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Klettverschluss Related terms: kletten

Inflected forms

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        "1": "de",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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        "1": "osx",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon kledda f",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "klette"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German klette",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "clisse"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch clisse",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "klis"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch klis",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "cliþe"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English cliþe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "3": "",
        "4": "burdock"
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    }
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kletten",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klette",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Kletten",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Klette",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Klette",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kletten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klette",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kletten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Klette f (genitive Klette, plural Kletten)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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        "burdock"
      ],
      "id": "en-Klette-de-noun-2gjSJWJL",
      "links": [
        [
          "burdock",
          "burdock"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        "a burr (a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Klette-de-noun-cj4kTms4",
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        [
          "burr",
          "burr"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "a clingy person"
      ],
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        "(figuratively) a clingy person"
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈklɛtə/"
    },
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
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    {
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        "2": "klette"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German klette",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "clisse"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch clisse",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "klis"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch klis",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old English cliþe",
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    }
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      "form": "Klette",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kletten",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klette",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klette",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kletten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klette",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kletten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klette",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kletten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Klette f (genitive Klette, plural Kletten)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "kletten"
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  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "burdock"
      ],
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        [
          "burdock",
          "burdock"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a burr (a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "burr",
          "burr"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a clingy person"
      ],
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        "(figuratively) a clingy person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈklɛtə/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛtə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Klette"
}

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