klettern

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German

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Etymology

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From Early New High German kletten, from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt- (to cling to, cleave, stick), from *gley-. Related to Klette (burr) and Kleid (dress). Cognate with Hunsrik klettre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈklɛtɐn/
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Verb

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klettern (weak, third-person singular present klettert, past tense kletterte, past participle geklettert, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to climb (e.g. up a tree)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • klettern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • klettern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • klettern” in Duden online
  • klettern” in OpenThesaurus.de