klamra
See also: klamrą
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
klamra
- inflection of klamre:
- simple past
- past participle
Polish
Alternative forms
- klambra (Eastern Lublin, Tworyczów)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Klammer, from Middle High German klammer, klamer, klamere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklam.ra/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -amra
- Syllabification: klam‧ra
Noun
klamra f (diminutive klamerka, augmentative klamrzysko)
- buckle, clasp (clasp used for fastening two things together, such as the ends of a belt, or for retaining the end of a strap)
- clasp (fastener or holder)
- (mathematics, programming) curly bracket
- clinch (in combat sports)
Declension
Declension of klamra
Derived terms
adjectives
- klamrowaty
- klamrowy
verb
- klamrować impf
Related terms
adjective
- klamerkowy
adverb
- klamrowato
noun
- klamereczka
Further reading
- klamra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- klamra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from German klammern.
Verb
klamra (present klamrar, preterite klamrade, supine klamrat, imperative klamra)
- to staple (fasten with staplers)
- Synonym: (more common) häfta
- (in "klamra sig fast vid (something/someone)") to (desperately) cling (to something, literally or figuratively)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | klamra | klamras | ||
| supine | klamrat | klamrats | ||
| imperative | klamra | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | klamren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | klamrar | klamrade | klamras | klamrades |
| ind. plural1 | klamra | klamrade | klamras | klamrades |
| subjunctive2 | klamre | klamrade | klamres | klamrades |
| present participle | klamrande | |||
| past participle | klamrad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
References
- klamra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- klamra sig fast in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- klamra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- klamra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- klamra sig fast in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- klamra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)