clau

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Aragonese

Etymology

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Noun

clau f

  1. key

References

Asturian

Noun

clau m (plural claus)

  1. Alternative form of clavu

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Lua error in Module:etymology at line 156: Old Occitan (pro) is not set as an ancestor of Catalan (ca) in Module:languages/data/2. The ancestor of Catalan is Old Catalan (roa-oca). (compare Occitan clau), from Latin clāvis (compare Spanish llave, French clef), from Proto-Italic *klāwis, of ultimately Proto-Indo-European origin.

Noun

clau f (plural claus)

  1. key (object designed to open and close a lock)
  2. curly bracket

Adjective

clau (invariable)

  1. key (indispensable, supremely important)

See also

Etymology 2

From Lua error in Module:etymology at line 156: Old Occitan (pro) is not set as an ancestor of Catalan (ca) in Module:languages/data/2. The ancestor of Catalan is Old Catalan (roa-oca). (compare Occitan clau), from Latin clāvus (compare Spanish clavo, French clou), from Proto-Italic *klāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u-.

Noun

clau m (plural claus)

  1. nail (a spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials)

Further reading

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan clau, from Latin clāvis.

Noun

clau f (plural claus)

  1. key

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. glanhau
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-N" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. llnau

Etymology

Clipping of glanhau.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-N" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /klaɨ̯/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-S" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /klai̯/

Verb

clau (first-person singular present cleuaf)

  1. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-S" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. to clean

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
clau glau nghlau chlau
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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