klieben
German, verb/ˈkliːbn̩/
klieben is spelled K-L-I-E-B-E-N (7 letters). Klieben is a German verb meaning “to cleave” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(Holz) spalten, der Länge nach zerteilen”.
What does klieben mean in English?
verb
- 1
Austriainformalto cleave
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. (Holz) spalten, der Länge nach zerteilen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of klieben
- kliebt present singular third-person
- kliebte past
- klob past
- gekliebt participle past
- gekloben participle past
- haben auxiliary
- kliebend participle present
- kliebe first-person indicative present
- kliebst indicative present second-person
- kliebest second-person singular subjunctive
- kliebet plural second-person subjunctive
- kliebten first-person indicative plural
- kloben first-person indicative plural
- kliebtest indicative preterite second-person
- klobst indicative preterite second-person
- kliebtet indicative plural preterite
- klobt indicative plural preterite
- klöbe subjunctive-ii
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce klieben?
- /ˈkliːbn̩/
- /ˈkliːbm̩/
- [ˈkliːbn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.