clau
Aragonese
Etymology
From Latin clavis.
Noun
clau f
- key
References
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “clau”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
Asturian
Noun
clau m (plural claus)
- Alternative form of clavu
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈklaw/
Audio (Catalonia) (file) - Rhymes: -aw
Etymology 1
From Latin clāvis (compare Occitan clau, Spanish llave, French clef).
Noun
clau f (plural claus)
- key (object designed to open and close a lock)
- curly bracket
Derived terms
- clau de volta
Adjective
clau (indeclinable)
- key (indispensable, supremely important)
See also
- cadenat
Etymology 2
From Latin clāvus (compare Occitan clau, Spanish clavo, French clou).
Noun
clau m (plural claus)
- nail (a spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials)
- (vulgar) fuck
- Synonym: coit
Related terms
- clavar
Further reading
- “clau” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “clau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “clau” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “clau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan clau, from Latin clāvis.
Pronunciation
Audio (Béarn) (file) Audio (file)
Noun
clau f (plural claus)
- key
Welsh
Alternative forms
- (standard) glanhau
- (North Wales, colloquial) llnau
Etymology
Clipping of glanhau.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /klaɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /klai̯/
- Rhymes: -aɨ̯
Verb
clau (first-person singular present cleuaf)
- (South Wales, colloquial) 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. | |||