schlapp

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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]

  • IPA(key): /ʃlap/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ap

Adjective[edit]

schlapp (strong nominative masculine singular schlapper, comparative schlapper, superlative am schlappsten)

  1. (of people or behaviour) weak, lacking vigour, weary, exhausted
  2. (of things) slack, flabby, limp

Usage notes[edit]

  • Schlapp is the more common form referring to people or actions; schlaff is the more common form referring to things.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “slap”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute