klausa

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin clausa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰløyːsa/
• Rhymes: -øyːsa

Noun

klausa f (genitive singular klausu, nominative plural klausur)

1. passage (of text), clause

Declension

Declension of klausa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	klausa	klausan	klausur	klausurnar
accusative	klausu	klausuna	klausur	klausurnar
dative	klausu	klausunni	klausum	klausunum
genitive	klausu	klausunnar	klausna	klausnanna

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin clausa, diminutive of clausula (“close, end; a clause, close of a period”)), from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere (“to shut, close”). Doublet of klausul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklau̯.sa]
• Hyphenation: klau‧sa

Noun

klausa (plural klausa-klausa)

1. (grammar) clause: a verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them

Compounds

• klausa adverbial
• klausa aktif
• klausa bebas
• klausa intransitif
• klausa nominal
• klausa pasif
• klausa pemadanan
• klausa relatif
• klausa subordinatif
• klausa terikat
• klausa transitif
• klausa utama

Related terms

• klausul

Further reading

• “klausa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Latvian

Verb

klausa

1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of klausīt
2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of klausīt
3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of klausīt