Klafter

== German == === Etymology === From Old High German klāftra. === Pronunciation === === Noun === Klafter m or n (strong, genitive Klafters, plural Klafter) or Klafter (rare, dated) f (genitive Klafter, plural Klaftern) (historical) fathom (regionally dependent unit of length approximately equal to 1.90 meters) (historical) regionally dependent unit of volume approximately equal to 3 cubic meters ==== Usage notes ==== Klafter is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix. ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: klafter → Greater Polish: klafta → Kashubian: klafta === Further reading === “Klafter” in Duden online “Klafter”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)