klo

Etymology

From Proto-Bahnaric *kləw (“male, husband”). The Proto-Bahnaric root was probably contaminated by Proto-Bahnaric *klaːw (“penis, testes”) (< Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaaw (“male sexual organ”)) if not derived from it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɔː/

Noun

klo 

1. husband

Etymology

From Old Norse kló.

Noun

klo c (singular definite kloen, plural indefinite kløer)

1. claw
2. talon

See also

• negl

References

• “klo” in Den Danske Ordbog

Noun

klo

1. knee

Noun

klo

1. Abbreviation of kello (time of day): at

   klo 18.00 ― (at) 6:00 PM

Anagrams

• kol

Etymology

Cognates include Fon kló, Saxwe Gbe glò

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kló/

Verb

kló

1. to be big

Verb

klo

1. second-person singular imperative of kloen

Etymology

From Old Norse kló (“claw, talon”), from Proto-Germanic *klawō (“claw”), from *klawjaną (“to claw; scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up, clump together; swelling, lump”), from *gel- (“to be cold, to freeze”).

Noun

klo m or f (definite singular kloa or kloen, indefinite plural klør, definite plural klørne)

1. claw
2. talon
3. pincer (of a lobster, scorpion, etc.)

References

• “klo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kluː/, /kɽuː/

Etymology 1

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

klo

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

From Old Norse kló. Akin to English claw.

Etymology 2

References

• “klo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse kló, from Proto-Germanic *klawō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

klo c

1. a claw
2. a talon
3. a pincer (of a lobster, scorpion, etc.)

See also

• klösa

References

• klo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klo in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• klo in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• KOL, kol, lok