Klause

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German klūse (“hermitage, cell”), Old High German chlūsa, from Medieval Latin clūsa, clōsa, from Late Latin clausa, derived from Latin clausum (“closed”). Cognate with Dutch kluis, Old English clūs (“cell”), Italian chiusa.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklaʊ̯zə/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Klause f (genitive Klause, plural Klausen)

  1. hermitage (dwelling of a hermit, or a similar place of seclusion or small room)
    die Klausen-Synagoge
    Klausen Synagogue

Declension

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Derived terms

References

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