klef

Dutch

Etymology

From kleven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klɛf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: klef
  • Rhymes: -ɛf
  • Homophone: Klef

Adjective

klef (comparative kleffer, superlative klefst)

  1. soggy, sodden, soaked with liquid
    Synonyms: vochtig, nat, drassig, sullig, zwoel, doorweekt, drijfnat, te gaar, waterig, doortrokken
  2. sticky
    Synonyms: kleverig, plakkerig, taai, lastig, houterig
  3. (chiefly Netherlands) overattached, clingy
  4. clammy
    Synonyms: klam, kleverig
  5. sad
    Synonyms: droevig, triest, verdrietig, treurig, bedroefd
  6. (of food) half-baked, slack-baked
    Synonyms: halfgaar, slecht doorbakken, onderontwikkeld

Declension

Declension of klef
uninflected klef
inflected kleffe
comparative kleffer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial klef kleffer het klefst
het klefste
indefinite m./f. sing. kleffe kleffere klefste
n. sing. klef kleffer klefste
plural kleffe kleffere klefste
definite kleffe kleffere klefste
partitive klefs kleffers —

Derived terms

  • klefheid
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