Klause
German
Etymology
From Middle High German klūse, klūs, from Old High German klūsa, from Proto-West Germanic *klūsā.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklaʊ̯zə/
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Noun
Klause f (genitive Klause, plural Klausen)
- hermitage (dwelling of a hermit, or a similar place of seclusion or small room)
- Synonym: Einsiedelei
- gorge, narrow pass
- Synonyms: Schlucht, Talenge
Declension
Derived terms
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Klause”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading
- “Klause” in Duden online
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