Klau

German

Etymology

Back-formation from klauen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /klaʊ̯/

Noun

Klau m (genitive Klaus or Klaues, no plural)

(colloquial) theft
Synonym: Diebstahl

Declension

Declension of Klau (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Klau
genitive	eines	des	Klaues, Klaus
dative	einem	dem	Klau, Klaue¹
accusative	einen	den	Klau

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading

“Klau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Klau” in Duden online
“Klau” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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