UrsprungFrom Old Swedish klavi, cognate of Icelandic klafi. Probably from the visual similarity between the pictured heraldry on some older coins and the cloven of a bovine hoof. First attested in 1769.
- common-gendertails (of a coin)
“Krona eller klave?” — Heads or tails?
Formerklave(indefinite, nominative, singular) · klaves(genitive, indefinite, singular) · klaven(definite, nominative, singular) · klavens(definite, genitive, singular) · klavar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · klavars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · klavarna(definite, nominative, plural) · klavarnas(definite, genitive, plural)