UrsprungProbably related to klapp, itself borrowed from Middle Low German klap, from Old Saxon klappōn, from Proto-West Germanic *klappōn (“to strike, clap, make a loud sound”).
- common-gendera drop-leaf (section of a table that can be folded up and down, or the hinged desktop of a secretary desk (sekretär) or the like)
- common-gendera leaf (span of a bascule bridge (klaffbro))
- common-gendera flap (on an aircraft wing)
- common-gendera flap (on a flap valve or the like)
- common-gendera key, a pad (on a (wood)wind instrument, like a saxophone or a clarinet)
- colloquial, common-gendera gob, a trap, a mouth (in the expression håll klaffen)
“Håll klaffen!” — Shut your gob!
- common-gendera valve
“hjärtklaff” — heart valve
“venklaff” — venous valve
“lymfkärlens klaffar” — the valves of the lymphatic vessels
Formerklaff(indefinite, nominative, singular) · klaffs(genitive, indefinite, singular) · klaffen(definite, nominative, singular) · klaffens(definite, genitive, singular) · klaffar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · klaffars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · klaffarna(definite, nominative, plural) · klaffarnas(definite, genitive, plural)