Klops

See also: klops

German

Etymology

From German Low German, probably borrowed from Swedish kalops (“stewed meat”), from Old Swedish kollops (“slices of beef stew”), ultimately related to klopfen (“to beat”). Cognate to English collop (“slice of meat, bacon, rasher”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɔps/

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Noun

Klops m (strong, genitive Klopses or Klops, plural Klopse)

1. (regional, north-eastern Germany) meatball

   Synonyms: Bulette, Fleischpflanzerl, Frikadelle

Declension

Declension of Klops [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Klops	die	Klopse
genitive	eines	des	Klopses, Klops	der	Klopse
dative	einem	dem	Klops	den	Klopsen
accusative	einen	den	Klops	die	Klopse

References

• Skeat, W. W. (1900). A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language. United Kingdom: Harper, p. 88

Plautdietsch

Noun

Klops m (plural --)

1. hamburger (meat sandwich)