*klaimaz

Runic: ᚲᛚᚨᛁᛗᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈklɑi̯.mɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

clay, mortar

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y- (‘to smear, to stick’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	klaimaz	klaimōz, klaimōs
Acc.	klaimą	klaimanz
Gen.	klaimas, klaimis	klaimǫ̂
Dat.	klaimai	klaimamaz
Inst.	klaimō	klaimamiz
Voc.	klaim	klaimōz, klaimōs

Descendants

*klaim (Proto-West Germanic)
- kleim (Old High German)
*klaim (Proto-West Germanic)
- *clēm (Old Dutch)
  - clêem (Middle Dutch)
    - kleem (West Flemish)
*klaim (Proto-West Germanic)
- clām (Old English)
  - clame, clom (Middle English)
    - cloam (English)
kleima (Old Norse)
- kleima (Icelandic)

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