Klau
German
Etymology
Back-formation from klauen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klaʊ̯/
Noun
Klau m (genitive Klaus or Klaues, no plural)
- (colloquial) theft
- Synonym: Diebstahl
Declension
Declension of Klau (uncountable)
singular | |||
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indef. | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Klau |
genitive | eines | des | Klaues, Klaus |
dative | einem | dem | Klau, Klaue1 |
accusative | einen | den | Klau |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Further reading
- “Klau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Klau” in Duden online
- “Klau” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon