Kloß

== German == === Alternative forms === Kloss (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, often also Luxembourg, South Tyrol) === Etymology === From Old High German klōz, from Proto-Germanic *klautaz, ablaut form of Proto-Germanic *klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *glūdos. Related to Middle Low German klōt, Dutch kloot, Old Norse klútr (“kerchief”) (whence Danish klud), English clout, dialectal Russian глуда (gluda). Doublet of Cloud. More at English cleat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kloːs/ Homophone: Klos Rhymes: -oːs === Noun === Kloß m (strong, genitive Kloßes, plural Klöße, diminutive Klößchen n) thickish lump Synonyms: Bällchen, Klumpen, Knubbel (cooking, especially northern and central Germany) dumpling Synonym: Knödel (informal, offensive) fatso; overweight person ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Grießkloß Fleischkloß Kartoffelkloß Semmelkloß ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: kluska ==== See also ==== Klöten === Further reading === “Kloß” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Kloß”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Kloß” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Kloß” in Duden online