klaff

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

klaff

  1. singular imperative of klaffen
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of klaffen

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably related to klapp, itself borrowed from Middle Low German klap, from Old Saxon klappōn, from Proto-West Germanic *klappōn (to strike, clap, make a loud sound).

Noun[edit]

klaff c

  1. a leaf (flat section used to extend a table)
  2. a leaf (of a bascule bridge)
  3. a key (on a wind instrument)
  4. a valve (of a heart)
  5. a mouth (rude; used in the expression håll klaffen)

Declension[edit]

Declension of klaff 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klaff klaffen klaffar klaffarna
Genitive klaffs klaffens klaffars klaffarnas

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