Klotz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kloz (“stump; ball”), from Old High German kloz (“stump; ball”), related to German Kloß (“lump”), both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /klɔt͡s/

Noun

Klotz m (genitive Klotzes, plural Klötze, diminutive Klötzchen n)

block

Declension

Declension of Klotz

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Klotz	die	Klötze
genitive	eines	des	Klotzes	der	Klötze
dative	einem	dem	Klotz, Klotze¹	den	Klötzen
accusative	einen	den	Klotz	die	Klötze

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Terms derived from Klotz

Bauklotz
Betonklotz
Bremsklotz
Eisenklotz
Fußklotz
Holzklotz

Metallklotz
Sitzklotz
Stahlklotz
Tischklotz
Türklotz

Related terms

Klotztisch
Klotzfuß
Klotzschuh

Further reading

Klotz in Duden online

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