klaff
German edit
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
klaff
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Probably related to klapp, itself borrowed from Middle Low German klap, from Old Saxon klappōn, from Proto-West Germanic *klappōn (“to strike, clap, make a loud sound”).
Noun edit
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- a leaf (flat section used to extend a table)
- a leaf (of a bascule bridge)
- a key (on a wind instrument)
- a valve (of a heart)
- a mouth (rude; used in the expression håll klaffen)
Declension edit
| Declension of klaff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | klaff | klaffen | klaffar | klaffarna |
| Genitive | klaffs | klaffens | klaffars | klaffarnas |