Klau

German

Etymology

Back-formation from klauen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /klaʊ̯/

Noun

Klau m (strong, genitive Klaues or Klaus, no plural)

  1. (colloquial) theft
    Synonym: Diebstahl

Declension
Declension of Klau [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Klau
genitive eines des Klaues, Klaus
dative einem dem Klau, Klaue1
accusative einen den Klau

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Klau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Klau” in Duden online
  • “Klau” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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