clau
Aragonese edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
clau f
References edit
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “clau”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
Asturian edit
Noun edit
clau m (plural claos)
- Alternative form of clavu
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Latin clāvis (compare Occitan clau, Spanish llave, French clef).
Noun edit
clau f (plural claus)
- key (object designed to open and close a lock)
- (architecture) keystone
- curly bracket
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
clau (invariable)
- key (indispensable, supremely important)
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Latin clāvus (compare Occitan clau, Spanish clavo, French clou).
Noun edit
clau m (plural claus)
- nail (a spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials)
- tusk (of a boar, elephant, etc.)
- Synonym: ullal
- (vulgar) fuck
- Synonym: coit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “clau” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “clau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “clau” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “clau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan edit
Etymology edit
From Old Occitan clau, from Latin clāvis.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
clau f (plural claus)
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
- (standard) glanhau
- (North Wales, colloquial) llnau
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /klaɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /klai̯/
- Rhymes: -aɨ̯
Verb edit
clau (first-person singular present cleuaf)
- (South Wales, colloquial) to clean
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| clau | glau | nghlau | chlau |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||