kló

See also: klo, Klo, and klø

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰlouː/

  Rhymes: -ouː

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kló, from Proto-Germanic *klawō.

Noun

kló f (genitive singular klóar, nominative plural klær)

1. claw, talon

   Kettir hafa beittar klær. – Cats have sharp claws.

2. (electronics) plug

   Stingdu klónni í þriðju innstunguna. – Insert the plug into the third socket.

Declension

declension of kló

f-s3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kló	klóin	klær	klærnar
accusative	kló	klóna	klær	klærnar
dative	kló	klónni	klóm	klónum
genitive	klóar	klóarinnar	klóa	klónna

Etymology 2

Shortening of klósett.

Noun

kló n (genitive singular klós, nominative plural kló)

1. (informal) loo, toilet

   Bíddu augnablik meðan ég skrepp á klóið. – Wait a moment while I go to the toilet.

Declension

declension of kló

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kló	klóið	kló	klóin
accusative	kló	klóið	kló	klóin
dative	klói	klóinu	klóum	klóunum
genitive	klós	klósins	klóa	klóanna

Further reading

• “kló” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klawō, whence also Old English clawu (English claw), Old Frisian klawe (West Frisian klau), Old Saxon klawa, Dutch klauw, Old High German klāwa, chlāwa (German Klaue).

Noun

kló f

1. claw, talon

Declension

  Declension of kló (strong consonant stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kló	klóin	klœr	klœrnar
accusative	kló	klóina	klœr	klœrnar
dative	kló	klóinni	klóm	klónum
genitive	klóar	klóarinnar	klóa	klóanna

Descendants

• Danish: klo c
• Faroese: klógv f
• Icelandic: kló f
• Norwegian Bokmål: klo f or m
• Swedish: klo c