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kloyz

/klɔɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kloyz
IPA
/klɔɪz/
21
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a small private synagogue or circle of religious learning

Etymology

From Yiddish קלויז (kloyz), from Middle High German klūse (“hermitage”, by extension “snug, narrow dwelling”), from Old High German klūsa, from Proto-West Germanic *klūsā, from Latin clūsa (“something closed”). Cognate with German Klause, Dutch kluis, Old English clūse.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: קלויז, klūse, klūsa, *klūsā, clusus

Inflected Forms

kloyzn (plural) kloyzen (plural) kloyzes (plural)

Homonyms

cloys

Questions

How do you pronounce kloyz?
The recorded pronunciation is /klɔɪz/.
What does kloyz mean?
a small private synagogue or circle of religious learning
Where does kloyz come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

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