Klause

Klause

German

Etymology

From Middle High German klūse, klūs (“hermitage, cell”), Old High German chlūsa, from Medieval Latin clūsa, clōsa, from Late Latin clausa, derived from Latin clausum (“closed”). Cognate with Dutch kluis, Old English clūs (“cell”), Italian chiusa.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklaʊ̯zə/

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Noun

Klause f (genitive Klause, plural Klausen)

1. hermitage (dwelling of a hermit, or a similar place of seclusion or small room)

   Synonym: Einsiedelei

2. gorge, narrow pass

   Synonyms: Schlucht, Talenge

Declension

Declension of Klause [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Klause	die	Klausen
genitive	einer	der	Klause	der	Klausen
dative	einer	der	Klause	den	Klausen
accusative	eine	die	Klause	die	Klausen

Derived terms

• Klausner

Related terms

• Klaus
• Klausensynagoge
• Kloster

References

1. Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Klause”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

• “Klause” in Duden online