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]
Noun[edit]
Klause f (genitive Klause, plural Klausen)
- hermitage (dwelling of a hermit, or a similar place of seclusion or small room)
- Synonym: Einsiedelei
- gorge, narrow pass
Declension[edit]
Declension of Klause [feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Klause”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading[edit]
- “Klause” in Duden online
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