kló
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse kló, from Proto-Germanic *klawō.
Noun edit
kló f (genitive singular klóar, nominative plural klær)
- claw, talon
- (electronics) plug
- Stingdu klónni í þriðju innstunguna. – Insert the plug into the third socket.
Declension edit
declension of kló
Etymology 2 edit
Shortening of klósett.
Noun edit
kló n (genitive singular klós, nominative plural kló)
Declension edit
declension of kló
Further reading edit
- “kló” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *klawō, whence also Old English clawu (English claw), Old Frisian klawe (West Frisian klau), Old Saxon klawa, Dutch klauw, Old High German klāwa, chlāwa (German Klaue).
Noun edit
kló f
Declension edit
Declension of kló (strong consonant stem)