Klára

See also: klara, Klara, and klára

Czech

Etymology

From Latin clāra, feminine of clārvs (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklaːra]

Proper noun

Klára f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Clare or Clara.

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Faroese

Etymology

From Latin clāra, feminine of clārvs (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɔɑːɹa/
• Rhymes: -ɔɑːɹa
• Homophones: klára, klárað

Proper noun

Klára f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Clare or Clara.

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Klára: Kláruson
• daughter of Klára: Klárudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Klára
Accusative	Kláru
Dative	Kláru
Genitive	Kláru

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklaːrɒ]
• Hyphenation: Klá‧ra

Proper noun

Klára

1. a female given name.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Klára	Klárák
accusative	Klárát	Klárákat
dative	Klárának	Kláráknak
instrumental	Klárával	Klárákkal
causal-final	Kláráért	Klárákért
translative	Klárává	Klárákká
terminative	Kláráig	Klárákig
essive-formal	Kláraként	Klárákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Klárában	Klárákban
superessive	Klárán	Klárákon
adessive	Kláránál	Kláráknál
illative	Klárába	Klárákba
sublative	Klárára	Klárákra
allative	Klárához	Klárákhoz
elative	Klárából	Klárákból
delative	Kláráról	Klárákról
ablative	Klárától	Kláráktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	Kláráé	Kláráké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Kláráéi	Klárákéi

Possessive forms of Klára
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Klárám	Kláráim
2nd person sing.	Klárád	Kláráid
3rd person sing.	Klárája	Klárái
1st person plural	Kláránk	Kláráink
2nd person plural	Klárátok	Kláráitok
3rd person plural	Klárájuk	Kláráik

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Slovak

Etymology

From Latin clāra, feminine of clārvs (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɫaːra/

Proper noun

Klára f (genitive singular Kláry, nominative plural Kláry, declension pattern of žena)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Clare or Clara.

Declension

Declension of Klára

	singular	plural
nominative	Klára	Kláry
genitive	Kláry	Klár
dative	Kláre	Kláram
accusative	Kláru	Kláry
locative	Kláre	Klárach
instrumental	Klárou	Klárami

Derived terms

• Klárika
• Klárka

References

• “Klára”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024