Meaning
kloven
klieven
- to cleave, to cut
- to cut through (waves)
kluiven
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/kloːf/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch clove, from Proto-West Germanic *klubō, from Proto-Germanic *klubô, related to *kleubaną (“to split, cleave”). Cognate with German Klobe, Kloben, Cimbrian khlóop.
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