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Klaue.

claw, talon

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈklaʊ̯ə/
  1. claw, talon

    feminine
  2. cloven hoof

    feminine
  3. control

    feminine · figuratively · in-plural
    den Klauen des Todes entweichen
    jemanden in den Klauen haben
  4. hand

    derogatory · feminine · figuratively · slang
    Nimm deine schmutzigen Klauen weg!
  5. chicken scratch (poor handwriting)

    derogatory · feminine · slang
  6. part of hook-like shape, especially with the purpose of grasping, gripping triangular recess at the junction of two beams

    feminine
  7. part of hook-like shape, especially with the purpose of grasping, gripping a projection on a machine part which, when engaged or engaged in a correspondingly shaped recess in another machine part, makes a detachable connection with the latter

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German klāwe, from Old High German klāwa, from Proto-Germanic *klēwō. Immediately cognate with Luxembourgish Klo, Westphalian Low German Klao(we), West Frisian klei, and possibly Dutch klauw. Also related with English claw (from Proto-Germanic *klawō) and Danish klo (from *klōwō).

noun/ˈklaʊ̯ə/
  1. stealing

    feminine · no-plural
    auf Klaue gehen
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from klauen.

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