klaff
German
editPronunciation
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Verb
editklaff
Swedish
editEtymology
editProbably 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
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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
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Nominative | klaff | klaffen | klaffar | klaffarna |
Genitive | klaffs | klaffens | klaffars | klaffarnas |