Klause

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈklaʊ̯zə/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

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

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References[edit]

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

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