ordkløver

Danish

Etymology

ord (“word”) +‎ kløve (“cleave”) +‎ -er (“er”), after German Wortklauber.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /orkløːvər/, [ˈoɐ̯ˌkʰløːwɐ]

Noun

ordkløver c (singular definite ordkløveren, plural indefinite ordkløvere)

  1. hairsplitter with regards to language; someone overly concerned with the minutiae of utterings

Declension

Declension of ordkløver
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ordkløver ordkløveren ordkløvere ordkløverne
genitive ordkløvers ordkløverens ordkløveres ordkløvernes

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