Klause

German

Etymology

From Middle High German klūse, klūs, from Old High German klūsa, from Proto-West Germanic *klūsā.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈklaʊ̯zə/
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Noun

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  1. hermitage (dwelling of a hermit, or a similar place of seclusion or small room)
    Synonym: Einsiedelei
  2. gorge, narrow pass
    Synonyms: Schlucht, Talenge

Declension

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Derived terms

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Klause”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading
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