clau

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin clavis.

Noun

clau f

1. key

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “clau”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Asturian

Noun

clau m (plural claos)

1. Alternative form of clavu

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈklaw]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Rhymes: -aw

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin clāvis (compare Occitan clau, Spanish llave, French clef).

Noun

clau f (plural claus)

1. key (object designed to open and close a lock)
2. (architecture) keystone
3. curly bracket

Derived terms

• clau de volta

Adjective

clau (invariable)

1. key (indispensable, supremely important)

See also

• cadenat

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin clāvus (compare Occitan clau, Spanish clavo, French clou).

Noun

clau m (plural claus)

1. nail (a spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials)
2. tusk (of a boar, elephant, etc.)

   Synonym: ullal

3. (vulgar) fuck

   Synonym: coit

Related terms

• clavar

Further reading

• “clau” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “clau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “clau” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “clau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan clau, from Latin clāvis.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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• Audio:

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Noun

clau f (plural claus)

1. key

Welsh

Alternative forms

• (standard) glanhau
• (North Wales, colloquial) llnau

Etymology

Clipping of glanhau.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /klaɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /klai̯/
• Rhymes: -aɨ̯

Verb

clau (first-person singular present cleuaf)

1. (South Wales, colloquial) to clean

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
clau	glau	nghlau	chlau
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.