klaff

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

klaff

1. singular imperative of klaffen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of klaffen

Swedish

Etymology

Probably related to klapp, itself borrowed from Middle Low German klap, from Old Saxon klappōn, from Proto-West Germanic *klappōn (“to strike, clap, make a loud sound”).

Noun

klaff c

1. a leaf (flat section used to extend a table)
2. a leaf (of a bascule bridge)
3. a key (on a wind instrument)
4. a valve (of a heart)
5. a mouth (rude; used in the expression håll klaffen)

Declension

Declension of klaff

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	klaff	klaffs
	definite	klaffen	klaffens
plural	indefinite	klaffar	klaffars
	definite	klaffarna	klaffarnas

Related terms

• klaffa

References

• klaff in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klaff in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• klaff in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)