klus
Dutch
Etymology
Backformation from the diminutive klusje, itself from earlier klutsje, from the verb klutsen (“to stir, mix”, also “to hammer, timber”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klʏs/
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Slovak
Etymology
Cognate with Czech klus, Slovene kljusati (“to amble”), dialectal Serbo-Croatian кљусати/kljusati (whence кљусе/kljuse (“nag”)), Old East Slavic клюся (kljusja, “foal”), dialectal Bulgarian клюсе (kljuse, “young horse”). Non-Slavic cognates include Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽 (ushlaupan, “jump up”), German laufen and according to Matzenauer as quoted by Skok - Old High German hrys ( > German Roß) and Old Norse hryssa (“mare”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɫus/
Noun
klus m inan (genitive singular klusu, nominative plural klusy, genitive plural klusov, declension pattern of dub)
Declension
Related terms
- poklus
- klusať
Further reading
- “klus”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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