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klander

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros, “cylinder”).

Noun

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klander f (plural klanders, diminutive klandertje n)

  1. weevil; calander
    • 1687, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek letter 57 to Royal Society[1]:
      De Klanders kunnen de Koorn-Graanen van binnen gants ledig eeten.
      The weevils can eat the wheat grains completely empty from within.

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Swedish klander.

Noun

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klander n

  1. blame, reproach (criticism)
  2. (law) protest (formal objection against a will or similar)

Declension

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Declension of klander
nominative genitive
singular indefinite klander klanders
definite klandret klandrets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

Derived terms

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Further reading

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