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Klei.

clay

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/klaɪ̯/
  1. clay

    masculine · no-plural · strong
  2. the somewhat dried-out ooze or mud that makes the ground of marshland

    masculine · no-plural · strong
Where this word comes from

16th c., borrowed from Middle Low German klei, from Old Saxon *klēi, from Proto-West Germanic *klaij.

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