Klause

German

Etymology

From Middle High German klūse, klūs (“hermitage, cell”), Old High German chlūsa, from Medieval Latin clūsa, clōsa, from Late Latin clausa, derived from Latin clausum (“closed”). Cognate with Dutch kluis, Old English clūs (“cell”), Italian chiusa.[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 [feminine]
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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