Kluft

See also: kluft

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /klʊft/
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Rhymes: -ʊft

Noun

Kluft f (genitive Kluft, plural Klüfte)

cleft, fissure, joint
gap, gulf, rift
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 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

Declension of Kluft

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kluft	die	Klüfte
genitive	einer	der	Kluft	der	Klüfte
dative	einer	der	Kluft	den	Klüften
accusative	eine	die	Kluft	die	Klüfte

Plautdietsch

Noun

Kluft f (plural Klufte)

ravine, abyss, chasm

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