Klafter

See also: klafter

German

Etymology

From Old High German klāftra.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Klafter m or n (strong, genitive Klafters, plural Klafter) or
Klafter (rare, dated) f (genitive Klafter, plural Klaftern)

1. (historical) fathom (regionally dependent unit of length approximately equal to 1.90 meters)
2. (historical) regionally dependent unit of volume approximately equal to 3 cubic meters

Usage notes

• Klafter is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix.

Declension

Declension of Klafter [masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Klafter	die	Klafter
genitive	eines	des	Klafters	der	Klafter
dative	einem	dem	Klafter	den	Klaftern
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Klafter	die	Klafter

Declension of Klafter [feminine (rare, dated)]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Klafter	die	Klaftern
genitive	einer	der	Klafter	der	Klaftern
dative	einer	der	Klafter	den	Klaftern
accusative	eine	die	Klafter	die	Klaftern

Descendants

• Dutch: klafter
• Kashubian: klafta

Further reading

• “Klafter” in Duden online
• “Klafter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache