Klausner
English
editEtymology
editFrom German Klausner (“hermit, someone living in a secluded place”), derived from Klause (“hermitage”), ultimately from Latin clausus (“closed”).
Proper noun
editKlausner (plural Klausners)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Klausner is the 27646th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 870 individuals. Klausner is most common among White (95.63%) individuals.
German
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editKlausner m (strong, genitive Klausners, plural Klausner)
- hermit
- Synonym: Einsiedler
- 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 542:
- Es ist das lautlos schmale Strömen durch die Enge des Stundenglases, des ernsten, gebrechlichen Geräts, das das Gehäuse des Klausners schmückt.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
editDeclension of Klausner [masculine, strong]
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Klausner” in Duden online
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