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Klause.

cell in a monastery / convent

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈklaʊ̯zə/
  1. cell in a monastery / convent

    feminine
  2. hermitage (house of a hermit)

    feminine
  3. a small room or dwelling, usually snug and quiet

    feminine · informal
    Du hast ja hier oben ’ne ganz nette Klause!
  4. alternative form of Klaus (“kloyz”)

    Judaism · alt-of · alternative · feminine
  5. gorge, narrow pass

    feminine · regional
  6. weir, dam, sluice; (by extension) a dammed-up body of water

    dialectal · feminine · regional
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German klūse, from Old High German klūsa, from Proto-West Germanic *klūsā.

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