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Klaue
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klaue
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈklaʊ̯ə/
de De-Klaue.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Klau e
Etymology 1
From de gmh klāwe, from de goh klāwa, from de gem-pro *klēwō. Immediately cognate with lb Klo, Westphalian nds Klaowe Klao(we), fy klei, and possibly nl klauw. Also related with en claw (from gem-pro *klawō) and da klo (from gem-pro *klōwō).
Noun
f,n ^chen,^lein
claw, talon
de Kralle
cloven hoof
de figurative chiefly in the plural control
de den Klauen des Todes entweichen to escape the claws of death
de jemanden in den Klauen haben to have someone in one's claws
de jemandem in die Klauen fallen to fall in someone's claws
de slang chiefly derogatory figurative hand
de Kralle Flosse Pfote
de Nimm deine schmutzigen Klauen weg! Take your filthy claws away!
de slang derogatory chicken scratch poor handwriting
de Kraxe<q:Austria> Sauklaue
part of hook-like shape, especially with the purpose of grasping, gripping
triangular recess at the junction of two beams
a projection on a machine part which, when engaged or engaged in a correspondingly shaped recess in another machine part, makes a detachable connection with the latter
Declension
f,n
Derived terms
de Dreiklauer
de Kieferklauenträger
Etymology 2
de klauen.
Noun
f.sg
stealing
de auf Klaue gehen
Declension
f.sg
Further reading
Klaue_Kralle_Handschrift_Bauteil Klaue (Kralle, Handschrift, Bauteil)
Klaue_Diebstahl Klaue (Diebstahl)