Klitsche
German
Etymology
19th century, from East Central German dialects. Further origin uncertain. Plausibly from Polish kleć (“outhouse”), from Proto-Slavic *klětь. Alternatively from klitschen (“to splat, slap”), a variant of klatschen.
Pronunciation
Noun
Klitsche f (genitive Klitsche, plural Klitschen)
- (colloquial, usually derogatory) a small place, house
- 2013 September 13, Olaf Ihlau, “Der Fluchthelfer”, in ZEITmagazin[1], archived from the original on 5 November 2015:
- Er schafft sie zu seiner Klitsche auf der Insel Ibiza, über die der Astrologe und Untergangsprophet Nostradamus gesagt haben soll, sie werde die "letzte Zuflucht der Menschheit vor dem großen Feuer" sein.
- He brings them to his little abode on the island Ibiza, about which the astrologer and apocalyptic prophet Nostradamus supposedly said that it would be the "last refuge of humanity from the blaze".
Declension
Declension of Klitsche [feminine]