קלאָץ

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German kloz (“stump; ball”), from Old High German kloz (“stump; ball”), from Proto-West Germanic *klott. Compare German Klotz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɫɔt͡s/

Noun

קלאָץ • (klots) m, plural קלעצער (kletser), diminutive קלעצל (kletsl) or קלעצעלע (kletsele)

  1. wooden beam
    Synonyms: באַלקן (balkn), בעליק (belik), בעלקע (belke), בערווענע (bervene), זאַמיט (zamit)
  2. log (of wood)
    Synonyms: שײַט (shayt), בערווענע (bervene), שאַקעלע (shakele)
  3. block (of wood)
    Synonym: קלעצל (kletsl)
  4. klutz (clumsy person), oaf, blockhead

Derived terms

  • קלאָץ־רעטעניש (klots-retenish, “a perplexing puzzle”)
  • ליציטיר־קלאָץ (litsitir-klots, “auction block”)

Descendants

  • → English: klutz

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “קלאָץ”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press
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