Klause

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German klūse, klūs, from Old High German klūsa, from Proto-West Germanic *klūsā.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklaʊ̯zə/
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Noun

Klause f (genitive Klause, plural Klausen)

  1. hermitage (dwelling of a hermit, or a similar place of seclusion or small room)
    Synonym: Einsiedelei
  2. gorge, narrow pass
    Synonyms: Schlucht, Talenge

Declension

Declension of Klause
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Klause die Klausen
genitive einer der Klause der Klausen
dative einer der Klause den Klausen
accusative eine die Klause die Klausen

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Klause”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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