Klaue – German noun declension

German noun forms of Klaue

Noun: Klaue
Gender: Feminine
Hyphenation:

Nominative

Indefinite

Singulareine Klaue
Plural Klauen

Definite

Singulardie Klaue
Pluraldie Klauen

Genitive

Indefinite

Singulareiner Klaue
Plural Klauen

Definite

Singularder Klaue
Pluralder Klauen

Dative

Indefinite

Singulareiner Klaue
Plural Klauen

Definite

Singularder Klaue
Pluralden Klauen

Accusative

Indefinite

Singulareine Klaue
Plural Klauen

Definite

Singulardie Klaue
Pluraldie Klauen

Sample Sentences

  • den Klauen des Todes entweichen (to escape the claws of death)
  • jemanden in den Klauen haben (to have someone in one's claws)
  • jemandem in die Klauen fallen (to fall in someone's claws)
  • Nimm deine schmutzigen Klauen weg! (Take your filthy claws away!)

Etymology

From Middle High German klāwe, from Old High German klāwa, from Proto-Germanic *klēwō. Immediately cognate with Luxembourgish Klo, Westphalian Low German Klao(we), West Frisian klei, and possibly Dutch klauw. Also related with English claw (from Proto-Germanic *klawō) and Danish klo (from *klōwō). See: Dutch Nouns 'klauw', English Nouns 'claw', Danish Nouns 'klo'.

Verbs referencing "Klaue"

English Nouns claw, Dutch Nouns klauw.

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