klo

See also: Klo, kló, and klø

Bahnar

Etymology

From Proto-Bahnaric *kləw (male, husband). The Proto-Bahnaric root was probably contaminated by Proto-Bahnaric *klaːw (penis, testes) (< Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaaw (male sexual organ)) if not derived from it.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klɔː/

Noun

klo 

  1. husband

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kló.

Noun

klo c (singular definite kloen, plural indefinite kløer)

  1. claw
  2. talon

Declension

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Ewe

Noun

klo

  1. knee

Finnish

Noun

klo

  1. Abbreviation of kello (time of day): at
    klo 18.00(at) 6:00 PM

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Gun

Etymology

Cognates include Fon kló, Saxwe Gbe glò

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kló/

Verb

kló

  1. to be big

Derived terms

  • kíkló (big)

Luxembourgish

Verb

klo

  1. second-person singular imperative of kloen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kló (claw, talon), from Proto-Germanic *klawō (claw), from *klawjaną (to claw; scratch), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (to ball up, clump together; swelling, lump), from *gel- (to be cold, to freeze).

Noun

klo m or f (definite singular kloa or kloen, indefinite plural klør, definite plural klørne)

  1. claw
  2. talon
  3. pincer (of a lobster, scorpion, etc.)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kluː/, /kɽuː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kló. Akin to English claw.

Noun

klo f (definite singular kloa, indefinite plural klør, definite plural klørne)

  1. claw
  2. talon
  3. pincer (of a lobster, scorpion, etc.)

Verb

klo

  1. (non-standard since 1938) past tense of klå

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kló, from Proto-Germanic *klawō.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

klo c

  1. a claw
  2. a talon
  3. a pincer (of a lobster, scorpion, etc.)

Declension

Declension of klo 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klo klon klor klorna
Genitive klos klons klors klornas

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