kleef

See also: Kleef

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kleven, from Middle Dutch clēven, from Old Dutch clivon, from Proto-Germanic *klibāną, from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (“to stick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkleː.və(n)/

Verb

kleef

1. (intransitive) to stick, to be sticky

   Die kougom kleef aan my snor!

   The chewing gum is sticking to my moustache!

Derived terms

• klewerig

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eːf

Verb

kleef

1. inflection of kleven:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Derived terms

• bumperkleef