"Clausewitz" meaning in German

See Clausewitz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈklaʊ̯zəˌvɪts/
Etymology: Seemingly from a Slavic placename. Compare perhaps Kłosowice (German Klossowitz), though this is not to say that a relation with this particular village exists. The family was of lesser nobility and did not have a long-standing tradition. Etymology templates: {{der|de|sla|-}} Slavic, {{m+|de|Klossowitz}} German Klossowitz Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m:f,':ens:-􂀿with an article􂁀,ens:-}} Clausewitz m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Clausewitz' or Clausewitzens or (with an article) Clausewitz, plural Clausewitzens or Clausewitz) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|surname}} Forms: Clausewitz' [genitive], Clausewitzens [genitive], Clausewitz [genitive], Clausewitzens [plural], Clausewitz [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Clausewitz [masculine, nominative, singular], Clausewitz [feminine, nominative, singular], Clausewitz [definite, nominative, plural], Clausewitzes [definite, nominative, plural], Clausewitzens [definite, nominative, plural], Clausewitz' [genitive, masculine, singular], Clausewitz [genitive, masculine, singular], Clausewitz [feminine, genitive, singular], Clausewitz [definite, genitive, plural], Clausewitzes [definite, genitive, plural], Clausewitzens [definite, genitive, plural], Clausewitz [dative, masculine, singular], Clausewitz [dative, feminine, singular], Clausewitz [dative, definite, plural], Clausewitzes [dative, definite, plural], Clausewitzens [dative, definite, plural], Clausewitz [accusative, masculine, singular], Clausewitz [accusative, feminine, singular], Clausewitz [accusative, definite, plural], Clausewitzes [accusative, definite, plural], Clausewitzens [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a surname of rare usage Wikipedia link: Kłosowice, Greater Poland Voivodeship, de: Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Clausewitz-de-name-wPeDTirH Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German surnames, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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