klapper

See also: Klapper

English

Etymology

Possibly from Malay kelapa (coconut) or Afrikaans klapper (rattle).

Noun

klapper (plural klappers)

1. The Natal orange. (Strychnos spinosa)
   • 1939, Eugène Marais, My Friends the Baboons (translated):

     Wild peaches, sour klappers (unknown in the south) medlers, moepels, and various other kinds of fruit made our wilderness a veritable orchard.

Danish

Verb

klapper

1. present of klappe

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɑ.pər/

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• Hyphenation: klap‧per
• Rhymes: -ɑpər

Etymology 1

From klappen (“to clap; to talk; to shut with a clap”) +‎ -er.

Noun

klapper m (plural klappers, diminutive klappertje n)

1. clapper (one who claps/applauds)
2. ring binder

   Synonym: ringband

3. (archaic) gossip, chatterbox

   Synonyms: klepper, roddelaar

4. Something that has a big impact or is successful; a big hit.

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: klapchi (from the diminutive)

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Indonesian kelapa.

Noun

klapper m (plural klappers, diminutive klappertje n)

1. (Netherlands) coconut

   Synonyms: klappernoot, kokosnoot

Derived terms

• klapperdief
• klappernoot
• klappertaart

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

klapper

1. inflection of klappern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

klapper

1. present of klappe

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from klappra (“to clatter”).

Noun

klapper n

1. clatter (repeated, short, sharp, non-reverbant sounds)

   klappret från hästarnas hovar mot asfalten

   the clatter of the horses' hooves against the asphalt

Declension

Declension of klapper
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	klapper	klappret	—	—
Genitive	klappers	klapprets	—	—

Noun

klapper c

1. rounded, often roughly fist-sized stones (formed by the action of water at a (sometimes former, due to post-glacial land uplift) beach)

   Synonym: klappersten

Declension

Declension of klapper
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	klapper	klappern	—	—
Genitive	klappers	klapperns	—	—

Derived terms

• klappersten
• klapperstensfält

See also

• kullersten
• rullsten

References

• klapper in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klapper in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• klapper in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)