klut

See also: kļūt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse klútr.

Noun

klut m (definite singular kluten, indefinite plural kluter, definite plural klutene)

1. a cloth

Derived terms

• oppvaskklut
• støvklut

References

• “klut” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse klútr.

Noun

klut m (definite singular kluten, indefinite plural klutar, definite plural klutane)

1. a cloth

Derived terms

• oppvaskklut
• støvklut

References

• “klut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish klūter, from Old Norse klútr, from Proto-Germanic *klūtaz. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål klut, Danish klud, English clout (“cloth”), Old English clūt. Compare with origin for klot.

Noun

klut c

1. rag, cloth, patch
2. (nautical) sail

Declension

Declension of klut

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	klut	kluts
	definite	kluten	klutens
plural	indefinite	klutar	klutars
	definite	klutarna	klutarnas

Derived terms

• sätta till alla klutar

References

• klut in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• klut in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klut in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• klut in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• klut in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)