Kluft

See also: kluft

German

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klʊft/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ʊft

Noun

Kluft f (genitive Kluft, plural Klüfte)

1. cleft, fissure, joint
2. gap, gulf, rift
   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 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

	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

Declension of Kluft [feminine]

Etymology 2

Noun

Kluft f (genitive Kluft, plural Kluften)

1. uniform, outfit, suit, garb, attire used for a specific activity

Declension

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

Declension of Kluft [feminine]

Further reading

• “Kluft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German kluft, from Old Saxon *kluft, from Proto-Germanic *kluftiz.

Noun

Kluft f (plural Klufte)

1. ravine, abyss, chasm