Klei

See also: klei and Kléi

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in de kleij in 1781. Derived from klei (“clay”). The settlement was built on clay ground.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɛi̯/

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• Hyphenation: Klei
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯
• Homophone: klei

Proper noun

Klei n

1. A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

16th c., borrowed from Middle Low German klei, from Old Saxon *klēi, from Proto-West Germanic *klaij.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klaɪ̯/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Klei m (strong, genitive Kleies or Kleis, no plural)

1. clay

   Synonyms: Lehm, Ton

2. (in particular) the somewhat dried-out ooze or mud that makes the ground of marshland

Usage notes

• The word is used chiefly in the narrower sense 2, and often in explanatory compounds like Kleiboden.

Declension

Declension of Klei [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Klei
genitive	eines	des	Kleies, Kleis
dative	einem	dem	Klei, Kleie1
accusative	einen	den	Klei

¹Now rare, see notes.