# die Klaue

die Klaue is a German noun meaning “claw”. Forms: der Klaue, die Klauen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Klaue
- Plural: die Klauen

## In other languages

- Русский: коготь, лапа

## Noun

1. claw, talon
2. cloven hoof
3. _figurative · in the plural_ control
   - den Klauen des Todes entweichen — to escape the claws of death
4. _derogatory · figurative · slang_ hand
   - Nimm deine schmutzigen Klauen weg! — Take your filthy claws away!
5. _derogatory · slang_ chicken scratch (poor handwriting)
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

## Noun

1. _no plural_ stealing
   - auf Klaue gehen

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