"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): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 8 3 28 3 20 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 2 28 2 20 43 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Klotzfuß, Klotzschuh, Klotztisch
Derived forms: Bauklotz, Betonklotz, Bremsklotz, Eisenklotz, Fußklotz, Holzklotz, Klotz am Bein, Metallklotz, Sitzklotz, Stahlklotz, Tischklotz, Türklotz

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Bauklotz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Betonklotz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Bremsklotz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Eisenklotz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Fußklotz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Holzklotz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Klotz am Bein"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Metallklotz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Sitzklotz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Stahlklotz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Tischklotz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Türklotz"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "klucus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lithuanian: klucus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lithuanian: klucus"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "kloc",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: kloc",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: kloc"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "kloz",
        "t": "stump; ball"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German kloz (“stump; ball”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "kloz",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*klott"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *klott",
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    },
    {
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        "2": "Kloß",
        "t": "lump"
      },
      "expansion": "German Kloß (“lump”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gel-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gel-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "Klotzes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klötze",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klötzchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klötzlein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klotz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klötze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klotzes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klötze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klotz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klotze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klötzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klotz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klötze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "m,,^e",
        "dim": "^chen,^lein"
      },
      "expansion": "Klotz m (strong, genitive Klotzes, plural Klötze, diminutive Klötzchen n or Klötzlein n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Klotzfuß"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Klotzschuh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Klotztisch"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "block, log, chunk (piece of a hard material, especially wood, either unshaped or square-cut)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Klotz-de-noun-DxGbqkyW",
      "links": [
        [
          "block",
          "block"
        ],
        [
          "log",
          "log"
        ],
        [
          "chunk",
          "chunk"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 2 28 2 20 43",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "34 66",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "klutz (slow-witted, clumsy, lethargic person)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Klotz-de-noun-oVGw~rFm",
      "links": [
        [
          "klutz",
          "klutz"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) klutz (slow-witted, clumsy, lethargic person)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/klɔt͡s/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Klotz.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e0/De-Klotz.ogg/De-Klotz.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/De-Klotz.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Klotz"
}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Bauklotz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Betonklotz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bremsklotz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Eisenklotz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fußklotz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Holzklotz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Klotz am Bein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Metallklotz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sitzklotz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stahlklotz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tischklotz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Türklotz"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "klucus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lithuanian: klucus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lithuanian: klucus"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "pl",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Polish: kloc",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Polish: kloc"
    }
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "kloz",
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      "expansion": "Middle High German kloz (“stump; ball”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gel-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gel-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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-.",
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    {
      "form": "Klotzes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klötze",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klötzchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klötzlein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klotz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klötze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klotzes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klötze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klotz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klotze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klötzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klotz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Klötze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "m,,^e",
        "dim": "^chen,^lein"
      },
      "expansion": "Klotz m (strong, genitive Klotzes, plural Klötze, diminutive Klötzchen n or Klötzlein n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "m,,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Klotzfuß"
    },
    {
      "word": "Klotzschuh"
    },
    {
      "word": "Klotztisch"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "block, log, chunk (piece of a hard material, especially wood, either unshaped or square-cut)"
      ],
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        [
          "block",
          "block"
        ],
        [
          "log",
          "log"
        ],
        [
          "chunk",
          "chunk"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "German informal terms"
      ],
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        "klutz (slow-witted, clumsy, lethargic person)"
      ],
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          "klutz",
          "klutz"
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      ],
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        "informal",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/klɔt͡s/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Klotz"
}

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