"Klotz" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /klɔt͡s/ Audio: De-Klotz.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German kloz (“stump; ball”), from Old High German kloz (“stump; ball”), from Proto-West Germanic *klott; related to German Kloß (“lump”), both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|kloz|t=stump; ball}} Middle High German kloz (“stump; ball”), {{inh|de|goh|kloz|t=stump; ball}} Old High German kloz (“stump; ball”), {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*klott}} Proto-West Germanic *klott, {{cog|de|Kloß|t=lump}} German Kloß (“lump”), {{der|de|ine-pro|*gel-}} Proto-Indo-European *gel- Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^e|dim=^chen,^lein}} Klotz m (strong, genitive Klotzes, plural Klötze, diminutive Klötzchen n or Klötzlein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,^e}} Forms: Klotzes [genitive], Klötze [plural], Klötzchen [diminutive, neuter], Klötzlein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Klotz [nominative, singular], Klötze [definite, nominative, plural], Klotzes [genitive, singular], Klötze [definite, genitive, plural], Klotz [dative, singular], Klotze [dative, singular], Klötzen [dative, definite, plural], Klotz [accusative, singular], Klötze [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. block, log, chunk (piece of a hard material, especially wood, either unshaped or square-cut) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Klotz-de-noun-DxGbqkyW
  2. (informal) klutz (slow-witted, clumsy, lethargic person) Tags: informal, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Klotz-de-noun-oVGw~rFm Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Klotzfuß, Klotzschuh, Klotztisch
Derived forms: Bauklotz, Betonklotz, Bremsklotz, Eisenklotz, Fußklotz, Holzklotz, Metallklotz, Sitzklotz, Stahlklotz, Tischklotz, Türklotz

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Fußklotz"
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