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kloyz

/klɔɪz/

kloyz noun: a small private synagogue or circle of religious learning.

Noun

kloyz (plural kloyzn or kloyzen or kloyzes)

  1. (Judaism) a small private synagogue or circle of religious learning

Forms of kloyz

pluralkloyzn
pluralkloyzen
pluralkloyzes

Origin of kloyz

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.

Questions about kloyz

What does kloyz mean?
Kloyz means a small private synagogue or circle of religious learning.
What part of speech is kloyz?
Kloyz is a noun.
How do you pronounce kloyz?
Kloyz is pronounced /klɔɪz/.
What is the plural of kloyz?
The plural of kloyz is kloyzn.

Words near kloyz in the dictionary

  1. Kloth
  2. klotho
  3. Kloths
  4. Klotzer
  5. Klotzmann
  6. kloyz
  7. kloyzen
  8. kloyzes
  9. kloyzn
  10. Kloštar Ivanić
  11. Kloštar Podravski

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