klammheimlich

== German == === Etymology === Originally 19th c. student slang, from Latin clam (“secretly”) +‎ heimlich (“secret”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klamˈhaɪ̯mlɪç/ === Adjective === klammheimlich (strong nominative masculine singular klammheimlicher, comparative klammheimlicher, superlative am klammheimlichsten) (colloquial) clandestine (done or kept in secret) Synonyms: heimlich, geheim ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Klammheimlichkeit ==== Related terms ==== insgeheim klandestin === References === === Further reading === “klammheimlich” in Duden online “klammheimlich”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)