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die Klaue

/ˈklaʊ̯ə/ noun · feminine C2
  1. claw, talon
  2. cloven hoof
  3. control (figuratively) · den Klauen des Todes entweichen to escape the claws of death· jemanden in den Klauen haben to have someone in one's claws
  4. hand (derogatory, figuratively, slang) · Nimm deine schmutzigen Klauen weg! Take your filthy claws away!
  5. chicken scratch (poor handwriting) (derogatory, slang)
  6. triangular recess at the junction of two beams
  7. a projection on a machine part which, when engaged or engaged in a correspondingly shaped recess in another machine part, makes a detachable connection with the latter

Genitive der Klaue · Plural die Klauen

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Noun forms

SingularPlural
Nominativedie Klauedie Klauen
Accusativedie Klauedie Klauen
Dativeder Klaueden Klauen
Genitiveder Klaueder Klauen

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