Klei
German (Berlin)
/klaɪ̯/
noun
Definitions
- clay
- (in particular) the somewhat dried-out ooze or mud that makes the ground of marshland
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German klei derived from Old Saxon *klēi derived from *klaij derived from Proto-Germanic *klajjaz (clay).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*klajjaz
Gloss
clay
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- brickclay English
- clay English
- claybed English
- claycourt English
- clayen English
- clayey English
- clayfield English
- clayish English
- claykicker English
- clayless English
- claylike English
- claypan English
- claystone English
- clayware English
- nanoclay English
- nonclay English
- organoclay English
- paper clay English
- pipeclay English
- underclay English
- klei Dutch, Flemish
- kleileem Dutch, Flemish
- kleitablet Dutch, Flemish
- pijpklei Dutch, Flemish
- клей Russian
- *gley- Proto-Indo-European
- *gloh₁iyós Proto-Indo-European
- *klajjaz Proto-Germanic
- *kli- Proto-Germanic
- klej Polish
- clæg Old English
- clǣġ Old English
- cley Middle English
- cleie Middle Dutch
- klei Afrikaans
- клей Bulgarian
- *klaij gmw-pro
- *klei Old Dutch
- klei Middle Low German
- *klēi Old Saxon
- klāi Old Frisian