schlapp
See also: Schlapp
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German slap (“flaccid”), from Proto-Germanic *slap-, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂b- (“to be weak, limp, languid”), and from the same family of words as German *slēpaną (“to sleep”); see also Latin labō (“fluctuate, waver”).[1] Doublet of schlaff, which is often interchangeable in modern German. Also cognate with Dutch slap.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editschlapp (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
editPositive 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
editRelated terms
editReferences
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
- German doublets
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- Rhymes:German/ap
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