klav

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish claf, from Proto-Brythonic *klaβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *klamos. Cognate with Welsh claf and Breton klañv.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klaːv/

Adjective

klav (comparative moy klav, superlative an moyha klav)

1. sick, ill

Derived terms

• klav dre kerensa (“love-sick”)
• klavji (“hospital”)
• kodha klav (“fall ill”, verb)

Noun

klav m (plural klevyon)

1. invalid, sick person

Mutation

Mutation of klav

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
klav	glav	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Latin clavis (“key”).

Noun

klav c

1. key (to a puzzle or cipher or similar)
2. (music) clef

Declension

Declension of klav

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	klav	klavs
	definite	klaven	klavens
plural	indefinite	klaver	klavers
	definite	klaverna	klavernas

References

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