Kleeblatt

German

Etymology

From Middle High German klēblat, from Old High German klēblat, equivalent to Klee (“clover”) +‎ Blatt (“leaf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkleːˌblat]

• Audio:

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Noun

Kleeblatt n (strong, genitive Kleeblattes or Kleeblatts, plural Kleeblätter, diminutive Kleeblättchen n)

1. cloverleaf
2. cloverleaf interchange

Declension

Declension of Kleeblatt [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kleeblatt	die	Kleeblätter
genitive	eines	des	Kleeblattes, Kleeblatts	der	Kleeblätter
dative	einem	dem	Kleeblatt, Kleeblatte1	den	Kleeblättern
accusative	ein	das	Kleeblatt	die	Kleeblätter

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Kleeblatt” in Duden online