Klettverschluss
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Klettverschluß (pre-1996 orthography)
Etymology
[edit]From Klette (“burdock”) + Verschluss (“clasp, fastener”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Klettverschluss m (strong, genitive Klettverschlusses, plural Klettverschlüsse)
- (uncountable) Velcro (the mechanism as such)
- (countable) Velcro (a pair of both strips, as on a shoe)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Klettverschluss [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Klettverschluss | die | Klettverschlüsse |
| genitive | eines | des | Klettverschlusses | der | Klettverschlüsse |
| dative | einem | dem | Klettverschluss, Klettverschlusse1 | den | Klettverschlüssen |
| accusative | einen | den | Klettverschluss | die | Klettverschlüsse |
1Now rare, see notes.
Antonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- Klettband, Klettstreifen (“a single strip, whether hook or loop”)
- Verschlussmechanismus, Flaschenverschluss