kleed

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kleːt/
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  • Hyphenation: kleed
  • Rhymes: -eːt

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch clêet, from Old Dutch *klēth, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą. Cognate with German Kleid, Luxembourgish Kleed, English cloth.

Noun

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kleed n (plural kleden or klederen, diminutive kleedje n)

  1. cloth
  2. (now chiefly Belgium) long cloth garment, notably:
    1. formal robe
    2. female dress
  3. rug, mat
  4. (ornithology) plumage
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Negerhollands: kleed
  • Papiamentu: klechi (from the diminutive)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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kleed

  1. inflection of kleden:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

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