kleed

See also: Kleed

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kleːt/

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• Hyphenation: kleed
• Rhymes: -eːt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch clêet, from Old Dutch *klēth, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą. Cognate with German Kleid, Luxembourgish Kleed, English cloth.

Noun

kleed n (plural kleden or klederen, diminutive kleedje n)

1. cloth
2. (now chiefly Belgium) long cloth garment, notably:
   1. formal robe
   2. female dress
3. rug, mat
4. (ornithology) plumage

Synonyms

• (garment): gewaad, jurk
• (clothing): kleren, kledij, kleding

Derived terms

• kleden
• (cloths) dekkleed, tafelkleed, vloerkleed
• (garments) avondkleed (“evening dress”), bovenkleed (“outerwear”), onderkleed (“underwear”), trouwkleed (“wedding dress”)
• (plumage) eclipskleed (“eclipse plumage”), prachtkleed (“breeding plumage”), rustkleed (“non-breeding plumage”), verenkleed, winterkleed, zomerkleed

Related terms

• kledij
• kleding

Descendants

• Negerhollands: kleed
• → Papiamentu: klechi (from the diminutive)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kleed

1. inflection of kleden:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• klede