Schlaf

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German slāf, from Old High German slāf, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaz. Cognate with Hunsrik Schlof, Luxembourgish Schlof, Low German Slap, Slaap, Dutch slaap, and English sleep.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃlaːf/
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
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Noun

Schlaf m (genitive Schlafes or Schlafs, plural Schläfe, diminutive Schläfchen n)

  1. sleep
  2. (obsolete) temple
    • 1821, Johann Heinrich Voß, Ilias‎[1], lines 4:501-504:
      Ihm nun sandte die Lanz', um den Seinigen zürnend, Odysseus
      Durch den Schlaf, und hindurch aus dem anderen Schlafe gestürmet
      Kam die eherne Spitz'; und Nacht umhüllt' ihm die Augen;
      Dumpf hinkracht' er im Fall, und es rasselten um ihn die Waffen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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Derived terms

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