Klaus
See also: Kláus
English
Proper noun
Klaus
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, an alternative spelling of Claus.
Anagrams
- Kalus, Kulas, Lukas, Sukla, Sulak, kulas
Danish
Proper noun
Klaus
- a male given name, a less common spelling of Claus
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 11 180 males with the given name Klaus (compared to 25 307 named Claus) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Finnish
Etymology
Contraction of Latin Nicolaus borrowed from Germany in the Middle Ages.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɑu̯s/, [ˈklɑu̯s̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑus
- Syllabification(key): Klaus
Proper noun
Klaus
- a male given name
- 1840 Kanteletar:3:8 Elinan surma:
- "Eikös muita ylpiöitä
- kuin on Laukon Klaus Kurki?"
- 1971 Orvokki Autio, Puimakone bulevardilla, Kirjayhtymä, page 62:
- —Mä katson vain kuvat, vastasi poika. Mä sain tämän lehden lainaan yläkerran Klaussilta, sillä aikaa kun se pelaa pihassa.
- —Jaa, vai niin, sanoi Saara ja ajatteli, että heti niillä on nimetkin eri sorttia, Klaus.
- 1840 Kanteletar:3:8 Elinan surma:
Declension
modern declensions:
| Inflection of Klaus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Klaus | Klaukset | |
| genitive | Klauksen | Klausten Klauksien | |
| partitive | Klausta | Klauksia | |
| illative | Klaukseen | Klauksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Klaus | Klaukset | |
| accusative | nom. | Klaus | Klaukset |
| gen. | Klauksen | ||
| genitive | Klauksen | Klausten Klauksien | |
| partitive | Klausta | Klauksia | |
| inessive | Klauksessa | Klauksissa | |
| elative | Klauksesta | Klauksista | |
| illative | Klaukseen | Klauksiin | |
| adessive | Klauksella | Klauksilla | |
| ablative | Klaukselta | Klauksilta | |
| allative | Klaukselle | Klauksille | |
| essive | Klauksena | Klauksina | |
| translative | Klaukseksi | Klauksiksi | |
| instructive | — | Klauksin | |
| abessive | Klauksetta | Klauksitta | |
| comitative | — | Klauksineen | |
| Possessive forms of Klaus (type vastaus) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Klaukseni | Klauksemme |
| 2nd person | Klauksesi | Klauksenne |
| 3rd person | Klauksensa | |
| Inflection of Klaus (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Klaus | Klausit | |
| genitive | Klausin | Klausien | |
| partitive | Klausia | Klauseja | |
| illative | Klausiin | Klauseihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Klaus | Klausit | |
| accusative | nom. | Klaus | Klausit |
| gen. | Klausin | ||
| genitive | Klausin | Klausien | |
| partitive | Klausia | Klauseja | |
| inessive | Klausissa | Klauseissa | |
| elative | Klausista | Klauseista | |
| illative | Klausiin | Klauseihin | |
| adessive | Klausilla | Klauseilla | |
| ablative | Klausilta | Klauseilta | |
| allative | Klausille | Klauseille | |
| essive | Klausina | Klauseina | |
| translative | Klausiksi | Klauseiksi | |
| instructive | — | Klausein | |
| abessive | Klausitta | Klauseitta | |
| comitative | — | Klauseineen | |
| Possessive forms of Klaus (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Klausini | Klausimme |
| 2nd person | Klausisi | Klausinne |
| 3rd person | Klausinsa | |
archaic:
| Inflection of Klaus (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Klaus | — | |
| genitive | Klaun | — | |
| partitive | Klauta | — | |
| illative | Klauun | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Klaus | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Klaus | — |
| gen. | Klaun | ||
| genitive | Klaun | — | |
| partitive | Klauta | — | |
| inessive | Klaussa | — | |
| elative | Klausta | — | |
| illative | Klauun | — | |
| adessive | Klaulla | — | |
| ablative | Klaulta | — | |
| allative | Klaulle | — | |
| essive | Klauna | — | |
| translative | Klauksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Klautta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Klaus (type maa) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Klauni | Klaumme |
| 2nd person | Klausi | Klaunne |
| 3rd person | Klaunsa | |
Anagrams
- kalsu, lasku, sulka
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /klaʊs/ [kl̥äo̯s]
- IPA(key): [kɫ̥ɑɔ̯s] (Austrian German)
- Rhymes: -aʊ̯s
Etymology 1
Related to Latin Nīcolāus
Alternative forms
- Claus (dated)
Proper noun
Klaus (genitive Klausens or Klaus' or Klaus)
- a male given name from Nikolaus
Proper noun
Klaus m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Klaus' or (with an article) Klaus, feminine genitive Klaus, plural Klaus or Klausens)
- a surname
Proper noun
Klaus n (proper noun, genitive Klaus' or (with an article) Klaus)
- A municipality of Vorarlberg, Austria
Etymology 3
Related to Latin clausa
Noun
Klaus f (genitive Klaus, plural Klausen)
- kloyz (private house of study, small synagogue)
Related terms
- Klause f
- Klausensynagoge f