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Schlag

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Schlag.

Proper noun

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Schlag (plural Schlags)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Schlag is the 36695th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 609 individuals. Schlag is most common among White (93.76%) individuals.

Further reading

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German slac, from Old High German slag, from Proto-West Germanic *slagi (a blow, strike). Perhaps cognate to English slug (hard blow).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃlaːk/ (standard)
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ʃlax/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  • IPA(key): /ʃlaːx/ (parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)

Noun

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Schlag m (strong, genitive Schlages or Schlags, plural Schläge)

  1. (also figurative) blow, hit
    ein herber Schlagan enormous blow
  2. (music) beat (pulse on the beat level)
    Synonym: Grundschlag
    Im Viervierteltakt gibt es vier Schläge pro Takt; jeder Schlag entspricht einer Viertelnote.
    In four-four time there are four beats per bar; each beat corresponds to a quarter note.

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Schlag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Schlag” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Schlag” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German slac, from Old High German slag, Proto-West Germanic *slagi.

The plural Schléi is original, preserving the regular Luxembourgish loss of intervocalic -g- (cf. German Schläge).

Cognate with German Schlag, Dutch slag, Icelandic slag.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Schlag m (plural Schléi)

  1. hit, blow
  2. beat (of a drum, heart, etc.)
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