klave
See also: kľavé
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish klavi, cognate of Icelandic klafi. Probably from the visual similarity between the pictured heraldry on some older coins and the cloven of a bovine hoof. First attested in 1769.[1]
Noun
[edit]klave c
- tails (of a coin)
- Krona eller klave? ― Heads or tails? (literally, “Crown or cloven?”)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | klave | klaves |
| definite | klaven | klavens | |
| plural | indefinite | klavar | klavars |
| definite | klavarna | klavarnas |
Antonyms
[edit]- (side of coin): krona
Descendants
[edit]- → Finnish: klaava
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- klave in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- klave in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- klave in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- klave in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)