"clau" meaning in Catalan

See clau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈklaw] [Balearic, Central, Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Toniher-clau.wav
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: Inherited from Latin clāvis (compare Occitan clau, Spanish llave, French clef). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ca|la|clāvis|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin clāvis, {{inh+|ca|la|clāvis}} Inherited from Latin clāvis, {{cog|oc|clau}} Occitan clau, {{cog|es|llave}} Spanish llave, {{cog|fr|clef}} French clef, {{dercat|ca|itc-pro}}, {{dercat|ca|ine-pro}} Head templates: {{ca-adj|inv}} clau (invariable)
  1. key (indispensable, supremely important) Tags: invariable Categories (topical): Punctuation marks Related terms: cadenat
    Sense id: en-clau-ca-adj-Rui5xZ11 Disambiguation of Punctuation marks: 46 6 14 8 7 10 10 Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Catalan feminine nouns with no feminine ending, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 37 5 24 7 8 12 8 Disambiguation of Catalan feminine nouns with no feminine ending: 40 16 25 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 39 8 16 3 8 11 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 6 13 3 7 9 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ˈklaw] [Balearic, Central, Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Toniher-clau.wav Forms: claus [plural]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: Inherited from Latin clāvis (compare Occitan clau, Spanish llave, French clef). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ca|la|clāvis|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin clāvis, {{inh+|ca|la|clāvis}} Inherited from Latin clāvis, {{cog|oc|clau}} Occitan clau, {{cog|es|llave}} Spanish llave, {{cog|fr|clef}} French clef, {{dercat|ca|itc-pro}}, {{dercat|ca|ine-pro}} Head templates: {{ca-noun|f}} clau f (plural claus)
  1. key (object designed to open and close a lock) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-clau-ca-noun-DqE3FFx9
  2. (architecture) keystone Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-clau-ca-noun-TMeks0HY Topics: architecture
  3. curly bracket Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-clau-ca-noun-Q4~vG9Uf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: clau de volta
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ˈklaw] [Balearic, Central, Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Toniher-clau.wav Forms: claus [plural]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: Inherited from Latin clāvus (compare Occitan clau, Spanish clavo, French clou). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ca|la|clāvus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin clāvus, {{inh+|ca|la|clāvus}} Inherited from Latin clāvus, {{cog|oc|clau}} Occitan clau, {{cog|es|clavo}} Spanish clavo, {{cog|fr|clou}} French clou, {{dercat|ca|itc-pro}}, {{dercat|ca|ine-pro}} Head templates: {{ca-noun|m}} clau m (plural claus)
  1. nail (a spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-clau-ca-noun-DNSL8yHV
  2. tusk (of a boar, elephant, etc.) Tags: masculine Synonyms: ullal
    Sense id: en-clau-ca-noun-mkM2YzvD
  3. (vulgar) fuck Tags: masculine, vulgar Synonyms: coit
    Sense id: en-clau-ca-noun-asPDNuQJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: clavar
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "clāvis",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Latin clāvis",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "clāvis"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Latin clāvis",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc",
        "2": "clau"
      },
      "expansion": "Occitan clau",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "llave"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish llave",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "clef"
      },
      "expansion": "French clef",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "itc-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "ine-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Latin clāvis (compare Occitan clau, Spanish llave, French clef).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "inv"
      },
      "expansion": "clau (invariable)",
      "name": "ca-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Catalan",
  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "cadenat"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "key (indispensable, supremely important)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "key",
          "key"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "invariable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈklaw]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central",
        "Valencia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q7026 (cat)-Toniher-clau.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a3/LL-Q7026_%28cat%29-Toniher-clau.wav/LL-Q7026_%28cat%29-Toniher-clau.wav.mp3",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clau"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Catalan countable nouns",
    "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Catalan lemmas",
    "Catalan masculine nouns",
    "Catalan nouns",
    "Catalan terms derived from Latin",
    "Catalan terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Catalan terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Catalan terms inherited from Latin",
    "Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Catalan/aw",
    "Rhymes:Catalan/aw/1 syllable",
    "ca:Punctuation marks"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "clāvus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Latin clāvus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "clāvus"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Latin clāvus",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc",
        "2": "clau"
      },
      "expansion": "Occitan clau",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "clavo"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish clavo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "clou"
      },
      "expansion": "French clou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "itc-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "ine-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Latin clāvus (compare Occitan clau, Spanish clavo, French clou).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "claus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "clau m (plural claus)",
      "name": "ca-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Catalan",
  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "clavar"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nail (a spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nail",
          "nail"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tusk (of a boar, elephant, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tusk",
          "tusk"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ullal"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Catalan vulgarities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fuck"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fuck",
          "fuck"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vulgar) fuck"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "coit"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈklaw]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central",
        "Valencia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q7026 (cat)-Toniher-clau.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a3/LL-Q7026_%28cat%29-Toniher-clau.wav/LL-Q7026_%28cat%29-Toniher-clau.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a3/LL-Q7026_%28cat%29-Toniher-clau.wav/LL-Q7026_%28cat%29-Toniher-clau.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clau"
}

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