Klaus
See also: Kláus
English
editProper noun
editKlaus
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, an alternative spelling of Claus.
Anagrams
editDanish
editProper noun
editKlaus
- a male given name, a less common spelling of Claus
References
edit- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 11 180 males with the given name Klaus (compared to 25 307 named Claus) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Finnish
editEtymology
editContraction of Latin Nicolaus borrowed from Germany in the Middle Ages.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editKlaus
- a male given name
- 1840, Kanteletar:3:8 Elinan surma:
- "Eikös muita ylpiöitä
kuin on Laukon Klaus Kurki?"
- 1971, Orvokki Autio, Puimakone bulevardilla, Kirjayhtymä, page 62:
- —Mä katson vain kuvat, vastasi poika. Mä sain tämän lehden lainaan yläkerran Klaussilta, sillä aikaa kun se pelaa pihassa.
—Jaa, vai niin, sanoi Saara ja ajatteli, että heti niillä on nimetkin eri sorttia, Klaus.- —I'm only checking the photos, the boy replied. I borrowed this magazine from Klaus upstairs as he's playing on the yard.
—Oh, I see, Saara said and thought about how already their names are so different, Klaus.
- —I'm only checking the photos, the boy replied. I borrowed this magazine from Klaus upstairs as he's playing on the yard.
- a Finnish surname transferred from the given name
Declension
editmodern declensions:
Inflection of Klaus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Klaus | Klaukset | |
genitive | Klauksen | Klausten Klauksien | |
partitive | Klausta | Klauksia | |
illative | Klaukseen | Klauksiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Klaus | Klaukset | |
accusative | nom. | Klaus | Klaukset |
gen. | Klauksen | ||
genitive | Klauksen | Klausten Klauksien | |
partitive | Klausta | Klauksia | |
inessive | Klauksessa | Klauksissa | |
elative | Klauksesta | Klauksista | |
illative | Klaukseen | Klauksiin | |
adessive | Klauksella | Klauksilla | |
ablative | Klaukselta | Klauksilta | |
allative | Klaukselle | Klauksille | |
essive | Klauksena | Klauksina | |
translative | Klaukseksi | Klauksiksi | |
abessive | Klauksetta | Klauksitta | |
instructive | — | Klauksin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Inflection of Klaus (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Klaus | Klausit | |
genitive | Klausin | Klausien | |
partitive | Klausia | Klauseja | |
illative | Klausiin | Klauseihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Klaus | Klausit | |
accusative | nom. | Klaus | Klausit |
gen. | Klausin | ||
genitive | Klausin | Klausien | |
partitive | Klausia | Klauseja | |
inessive | Klausissa | Klauseissa | |
elative | Klausista | Klauseista | |
illative | Klausiin | Klauseihin | |
adessive | Klausilla | Klauseilla | |
ablative | Klausilta | Klauseilta | |
allative | Klausille | Klauseille | |
essive | Klausina | Klauseina | |
translative | Klausiksi | Klauseiksi | |
abessive | Klausitta | Klauseitta | |
instructive | — | Klausein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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archaic:
Inflection of Klaus (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Klaus | Klaut | |
genitive | Klaun | Klauiden Klauitten | |
partitive | Klauta | Klauita | |
illative | Klauhun | Klauihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Klaus | Klaut | |
accusative | nom. | Klaus | Klaut |
gen. | Klaun | ||
genitive | Klaun | Klauiden Klauitten | |
partitive | Klauta | Klauita | |
inessive | Klaussa | Klauissa | |
elative | Klausta | Klauista | |
illative | Klauhun | Klauihin | |
adessive | Klaulla | Klauilla | |
ablative | Klaulta | Klauilta | |
allative | Klaulle | Klauille | |
essive | Klauna | Klauina | |
translative | Klauksi | Klauiksi | |
abessive | Klautta | Klauitta | |
instructive | — | Klauin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Statistics
edit- Klaus is the 253rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,878 male individuals (and as a middle name to 592 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- The surname Klaus belongs to 85 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams
editGerman
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editAlternative forms
editProper noun
editKlaus (genitive Klausens or Klaus' or Klaus)
- a male given name from Nikolaus
Proper noun
editKlaus m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Klaus' or (with an article) Klaus, feminine genitive Klaus, plural Klaus or Klausens)
- a surname
Etymology 2
editProper noun
editKlaus n (proper noun, genitive Klaus' or (with an article) Klaus)
- A municipality of Vorarlberg, Austria
Etymology 3
editNoun
editKlaus f (genitive Klaus, plural Klausen)
- kloyz (private house of study, small synagogue)
Related terms
editCategories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Ancient Greek
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish given names
- Danish male given names
- Finnish terms derived from Latin
- Finnish 1-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑus
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑus/1 syllable
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- Finnish given names
- Finnish male given names
- Finnish terms with quotations
- Finnish surnames
- Finnish surnames from given names
- Finnish vastaus-type nominals
- Finnish risti-type nominals
- Finnish rosé-type nominals
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/aʊ̯s
- Rhymes:German/aʊ̯s/1 syllable
- German terms derived from Latin
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German given names
- German male given names
- German masculine nouns
- German feminine nouns
- German nouns with multiple genders
- German surnames
- German neuter nouns
- de:Municipalities of Vorarlberg
- de:Places in Vorarlberg
- de:Places in Austria
- German nouns