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die Klappe

/ˈklapə/ noun · feminine B1
  1. any technical piece of equipment bound in front of a beast to obstruct its movement or vision, as a muzzle or twitch or barnacle (tendentially a muzzle, while a twitch preferredly bears the form Kluppe or Knuppe)
  2. gob, mouth (derogatory) · Halte die Klappe! Shut your gob!/Shut up!
  3. cottage, tea room (public toilet or similar place used by men seeking sex with other men, for cottaging) (slang)
  4. extension (a numerical code used to specify a specific telephone in a telecommunication network) (Austria, dated)

Genitive der Klappe · Plural die Klappen

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Noun forms

SingularPlural
Nominativedie Klappedie Klappen
Accusativedie Klappedie Klappen
Dativeder Klappeden Klappen
Genitiveder Klappeder Klappen

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