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clau
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Aragonese
Etymology
Noun
clau f
References
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “clau”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
Asturian
Noun
clau m (plural claos)
- alternative form of clavu
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin clāvis (compare Occitan clau, Spanish llave, French clef).
Noun
clau f (plural claus)
- key (object designed to open and close a lock)
- (architecture) keystone
- curly bracket
Derived terms
Related terms
Adjective
clau (invariable)
- key (indispensable, supremely important)
See also
Etymology 2
Inherited from Latin clāvus (compare Occitan clau, Spanish clavo, French clou).
Noun
clau m (plural claus)
- nail (a spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials)
- tusk (of a boar, elephant, etc.)
- Synonym: ullal
- (vulgar) fuck
- Synonym: coit
Related terms
Further reading
- “clau”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “clau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “clau” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “clau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan clau, from Latin clāvis.
Pronunciation
Noun
clau f (plural claus)
Welsh
Alternative forms
- (standard) glanhau
- (North Wales, colloquial) llnau
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /klaɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /klai̯/
- Rhymes: -aɨ̯
Verb
clau (first-person singular present cleuaf)
- (South Wales, colloquial) to clean
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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