Klause
German
Etymology
From Middle High German klūse (“hermitage, cell”), Old High German chlūsa, from Medieval Latin clūsa, clōsa, from Late Latin clausa, derived from Latin clausum (“closed”). Cognate with Dutch kluis, Old English clūs (“cell”), Italian chiusa.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklaʊ̯zə/
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Noun
Klause f (genitive Klause, plural Klausen)
- hermitage (dwelling of a hermit, or a similar place of seclusion or small room)
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References
- Klause in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891
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