Klettverschluss

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Klette (“burdock”) +‎ Verschluss (“clasp, fastener”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɛtfɛɐ̯ˌʃlʊs/
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  • Hyphenation: Klett‧ver‧schluss

Noun

Klettverschluss m (strong, genitive Klettverschlusses, plural Klettverschlüsse)

  1. (uncountable) Velcro (the mechanism as such)
  2. (countable) Velcro (a pair of both strips, as on a shoe)

Declension

Declension of Klettverschluss [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Klettverschluss die Klettverschlüsse
genitive eines des Klettverschlusses der Klettverschlüsse
dative einem dem Klettverschluss, Klettverschlusse1 den Klettverschlüssen
accusative einen den Klettverschluss die Klettverschlüsse

1Now rare, see notes.

Antonyms

  • Klettband, Klettstreifen (“a single strip, whether hook or loop”)
  • Verschlussmechanismus, Flaschenverschluss
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