klöv

• klöve (nonstandard)

Inherited from Old Swedish klø̄f, from the root of klyva (“split, cleave”).

• Rhymes: -øːv

klöv c

2. the horny tip of a digit on the foot of a cloven-hoofed animal; a claw, a toe, etc.
4. (often) the pair of claws/toes on the foot of a cloven-hoofed animal that supports the weight of the animal (not being the lättklövar (“dewclaws”) found on some cloven-hoofed animals); a (cloven) hoof, etc.

• Normally just hoof in translation. Compare hov.
• Found on even-toed ungulates, like pigs, cows, sheep, goats, deer, camels, giraffes, etc.

• klövdjur
• klövjestig
• mul- och klövsjuka (“foot-and-mouth disease”)

• hov

klöv

1. past indicative of klyva

• klöv in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klöv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• klöv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)