klæg

Danish

Etymology 1

From Norwegian klegg, from Old Norse kleggr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈklɛˀj]

Noun

klæg c (singular definite klægen, plural indefinite klæger)

  1. horsefly, cleg (Tabanidae)

Declension

Declension of klæg
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative klæg klægen klæger klægerne
genitive klægs klægens klægers klægernes

Derived terms

  • okseklæg

Etymology 2

From Old Danish klæg. Compare German Klei and English clay.

Noun

klæg c (singular definite klægen or klæget, not used in plural form)

  1. clay soil (rich, clayey marsh soil with a high content of organic material deposited from a mudflat)

Declension

Declension of klæg
common
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative klæg klægen
klæget
genitive klægs klægens
klægets

Etymology 3

From the noun above.

Adjective

klæg (neuter klægt, plural and definite singular attributive klæge)

  1. clammy, moist, sticky
    1. (figurative) boring; mentally exhausting; distasteful

Declension

Inflection of klæg
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular klæg — —2
indefinite neuter singular klægt — —2
plural klæge — —2
definite attributive1 klæge — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

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