Kluft

See also: kluft

German

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klʊft/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊft

Noun

Kluft f (genitive Kluft, plural Klüfte)

  1. cleft, fissure, joint
  2. gap, gulf, rift
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, 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.
Declension

Noun

Kluft f (genitive Kluft, plural Kluften)

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

Further reading

  • Kluft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Plautdietsch

Etymology

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

Noun

Kluft f (plural Klufte)

  1. ravine, abyss, chasm
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