Schlaflied

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German

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Etymology

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From Schlaf (“sleep”) +‎ Lied (“song”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlaːfˌliːt/
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Noun

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Schlaflied n (strong, genitive Schlafliedes or Schlaflieds, plural Schlaflieder, diminutive Schlafliedchen n)

  1. lullaby (soothing song to lull children to sleep)
    Synonym: Wiegenlied

Declension

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Declension of Schlaflied [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Schlaflied die Schlaflieder
genitive eines des Schlafliedes, Schlaflieds der Schlaflieder
dative einem dem Schlaflied, Schlafliede1 den Schlafliedern
accusative ein das Schlaflied die Schlaflieder

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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