schlapp
See also: Schlapp
German
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ʃlap/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ap
Adjective
schlapp (strong nominative masculine singular schlapper, comparative schlapper, superlative am schlappsten)
Usage notes
- Schlapp is the more common form referring to people or actions; schlaff is the more common form referring to things.
Declension
Positive forms of schlapp
Comparative forms of schlapp
Superlative forms of schlapp
Derived terms
- Schlappheit, Schlappschwanz, schlapplachen, schlappmachen
Related terms
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “slap”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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