Kluft

From Old High German kluft, from Proto-Germanic *kluftiz. Compare Dutch klucht, English cleft.

• IPA^(key): /klʊft/

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• Rhymes: -ʊft

Kluft f (genitive Kluft, plural Klüfte)

1. cleft, fissure, joint
2. gap, gulf, rift
   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎^[1], number 33/2010, page 70:

     Die Kluft zwischen den Ärmsten und der Spitze der Gesellschaft hat sich dramatisch geöffnet.

     The gap between the poorest and the top of society has widened dramatically.

Kluft f (genitive Kluft, plural Kluften)

1. uniform, outfit, suit, garb, attire used for a specific activity

• “Kluft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From Middle Low German kluft, from Old Saxon *kluft, from Proto-Germanic *kluftiz.

Kluft f (plural Klufte)

1. ravine, abyss, chasm