schlapp
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See also: Schlapp
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German slap (“flaccid”), from Proto-Germanic *slap-, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂b- (“to be weak, limp, languid”), see also Latin labō (“fluctuate, waver”).[1] Doublet of schlaff, which is often interchangeable in modern German. Also cognate with Dutch slap.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]schlapp (strong nominative masculine singular schlapper, comparative schlapper, superlative am schlappsten)
Usage notes
[edit]- Schlapp is the more common form referring to people or actions; schlaff is the more common form referring to things.
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of schlapp
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist schlapp | sie ist schlapp | es ist schlapp | sie sind schlapp | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | schlapper | schlappe | schlappes | schlappe |
genitive | schlappen | schlapper | schlappen | schlapper | |
dative | schlappem | schlapper | schlappem | schlappen | |
accusative | schlappen | schlappe | schlappes | schlappe | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der schlappe | die schlappe | das schlappe | die schlappen |
genitive | des schlappen | der schlappen | des schlappen | der schlappen | |
dative | dem schlappen | der schlappen | dem schlappen | den schlappen | |
accusative | den schlappen | die schlappe | das schlappe | die schlappen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein schlapper | eine schlappe | ein schlappes | (keine) schlappen |
genitive | eines schlappen | einer schlappen | eines schlappen | (keiner) schlappen | |
dative | einem schlappen | einer schlappen | einem schlappen | (keinen) schlappen | |
accusative | einen schlappen | eine schlappe | ein schlappes | (keine) schlappen |
Comparative forms of schlapp
Superlative forms of schlapp
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “slap”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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- German terms derived from Middle Low German
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Rhymes:German/ap
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