klatra

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

klatra

  1. inflection of klatre:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²klɑtrɑ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German klateren or klatteren.

Verb

klatra (present tense klatrar, past tense klatra, past participle klatra, passive infinitive klatrast, present participle klatrande, imperative klatra/klatr)

  1. to climb
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Related to Low German klateren, English clatter, perhaps all from Proto-Germanic *klatrōjaną, but ultimately onomatopoeic.[1]

Verb

klatra (present tense klatrar, past tense klatra, past participle klatra, passive infinitive klatrast, present participle klatrande, imperative klatra/klatr)

  1. to beat, knock, bang

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*klatrōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 215

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