Clausewitz
English
Etymology
From German Clausewitz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɔːzəwɪts/
Proper noun
Clausewitz
- A surname.
German
Etymology
Seemingly from a Slavic placename. Compare perhaps Kłosowice (German Klossowitz), though this is not to say that a relation with this particular village exists. The family was of lesser nobility and did not have a long-standing tradition. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklaʊ̯zəˌvɪts/
- Hyphenation: Clau‧se‧witz
Proper noun
Clausewitz m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Clausewitz' or Clausewitzens or (with an article) Clausewitz, plural Clausewitzens or Clausewitz)
- a surname of rare usage
Declension
Declension of Clausewitz [masculine // feminine, surname]
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Clausewitz | (eine) | (die) | Clausewitz | (die) | Clausewitz, Clausewitzes, Clausewitzens |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Clausewitz', Clausewitz1 | (einer) | (der) | Clausewitz | (der) | Clausewitz, Clausewitzes, Clausewitzens |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Clausewitz | (einer) | (der) | Clausewitz | (den) | Clausewitz, Clausewitzes, Clausewitzens |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Clausewitz | (eine) | (die) | Clausewitz | (die) | Clausewitz, Clausewitzes, Clausewitzens |
1With an article.