Asturian

Verb

clava

1. third-person singular present indicative of clavar
2. second-person singular imperative of clavar

Catalan

Verb

clava

1. third-person singular present indicative form of clavar
2. second-person singular imperative form of clavar

Italian

Etymology

From Latin clāva ‎(“club”).

Noun

clava f ‎(plural clave)

1. club
2. (sports) Indian club

Anagrams

• calva

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- ‎(“to beat, break”). Cognate with Latin clādes, percellō, gladius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈklaː.wa/, [ˈkɫaː.wa]

Noun

clāva f ‎(genitive clāvae); first declension

1. a club

Inflection

First declension.

Related terms

• clāvula
• clavator

References

• clava in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• clava in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• CLAVA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “clava”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• clava in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• clava in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin clāva ‎(“club”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˈkla.vɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkla.va/
• Rhymes: -avɐ

Noun

clava f (plural clavas)

1. club (weapon)

Synonyms

• porrete, cacete, maça

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin clāva ‎(“club”).

Noun

clava f ‎(plural clavas)

1. club (weapon)

Synonyms

• cachiporra
• porra
• maza

Etymology 2

Verb

clava

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of clavar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of clavar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of clavar.