klaff

German

Pronunciation
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Verb

klaff

  1. singular imperative of klaffen
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of klaffen

Swedish

Etymology

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

klaff c

  1. a leaf (flat section used to extend a table)
  2. a leaf (of a bascule bridge)
  3. a key (on a wind instrument)
  4. a valve (of a heart)
  5. a mouth (rude; used in the expression håll klaffen)

Declension
Declension of klaff 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klaff klaffen klaffar klaffarna
Genitive klaffs klaffens klaffars klaffarnas

References
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