klaff
German
[edit]Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]klaff
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
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- a leaf (flat section used to extend a table)
- a leaf (of a bascule bridge)
- a key (on a wind instrument)
- a valve (of a heart)
- a mouth (rude; used in the expression håll klaffen)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | klaff | klaffs |
| definite | klaffen | klaffens | |
| plural | indefinite | klaffar | klaffars |
| definite | klaffarna | klaffarnas |