kľauc

Polabian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kľučь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kljaukjas, from Proto-Indo-European *klewk-yo-s, from *kle(h₂)uk-, an extended form of *(s)kleh₂w- (“hook, key, peg”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /klʲau̯t͡s/

Noun

kľauc m ? (nominative plural kľaucă)

  1. key

References
  • Polański, Kazimierz (1971) “kľauc”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), numbers 2 (ďüzd – ľotü), Wrocław, Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 260
  • Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) “kľauc”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 79
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