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kletsen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɛt.sə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtsən

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic, akin to klotsen and klutsen. Compare English clash and German klatschen.

Verb

kletsen

  1. to chat
    Synonyms: babbelen, keuvelen, klessebessen
  2. to smack, to slap
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kletsen

  1. plural of klets

References

  • van Veen, P.A.F.; van der Sijs, Nicoline (1997), Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden (in Dutch), Utrecht; Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie, →ISBN

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