Klecks

German

Etymology

A German Low German and Central German derivative in -s from the now archaic verb klecken (“to splash”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /klɛks/

Noun

Klecks m (genitive Kleckses or Klecks, plural Kleckse)

blot, stain
blob, dab

Declension

Declension of Klecks

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Klecks	die	Kleckse
genitive	eines	des	Kleckses	der	Kleckse
dative	einem	dem	Klecks, Kleckse¹	den	Klecksen
accusative	einen	den	Klecks	die	Kleckse

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Tintenklecks
klecksen

Related terms

Klacks

Descendants

кля́кса f (kljáksa)

Further reading

Klecks in Duden online

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