Schlang

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German slange, from Old High German slango, from Proto-Germanic *slangô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃlaŋ/

Noun

Schlang f (plural Schlange)

1. snake
   • 1874, Peter Joseph Rottmann, Gedichte in Hunsrücker Mundart, p. 3:

     Willst Dau, Hannes, noh Bresilje ziehe, / Wo Deich Schlange unn die Affe kriehe? / Ach, dann stehrbt gewiß Dei Liesekett!

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Schlange, Dutch slang.

Noun

Schlang f (plural Schlange)

1. snake

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Plautdietsch

Noun

Schlang f (plural Schlangen)

1. snake, serpent