Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

klopp

/klˈɑp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
klopp
IPA
/klˈɑp/
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From the German surname, from Middle Low German klopper (“clapper, hammer, bobbin”), from the medieval name Chlodobert, from Frankish for "famously bright," from Proto-Germanic derivatives of Proto-Indo-European *ḱlu-tó-s (“famous”) << *ḱlew- (“to hear”) + *bʰerHǵ- (“to be bright, shine”). Compare Proto-Germanic *hleumô (“hearing”) and *berhtaz (“shining, bright”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, klopper, *ḱlu-tó-s

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Questions

How do you pronounce klopp?
The recorded pronunciation is /klˈɑp/.
What does klopp mean?
A surname.
Where does klopp come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce klopp

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