klapa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "klapa"

English

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian klȁpa.

Noun

klapa (uncountable)

1. A traditional form of a cappella singing in Dalmatia, Croatia.

Anagrams

• Palka, kalpa, palak

Javanese

Romanization

klapa

1. romanization of ꦏ꧀ꦭꦥ

North Moluccan Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkla.pa/
• Hyphenation: kla‧pa

Noun

klapa

1. alternative form of kalapa

Polish

Klapa (sense 2)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Klappe.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈkla.pa/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Przemyśl) IPA^(key): [ˈklʲa.pa]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: kla‧pa

Noun

klapa f (diminutive klapka)

1. flap, lid
2. lapel
3. (aviation) flap
4. (colloquial) flop, failure, turkey
5. (Przemyśl, milling) plank with a quern grinding stick in its hole

   Synonym: scekuła

Declension

Declension of klapa

	singular	plural
nominative	klapa	klapy
genitive	klapy	klap
dative	klapie	klapom
accusative	klapę	klapy
instrumental	klapą	klapami
locative	klapie	klapach
vocative	klapo	klapy

Further reading

• “klapa”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “klapa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• Aleksander Saloni (1908), “klapa”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne‎^[3] (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 335

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

klȁpa f (Cyrillic spelling кла̏па)

1. (slang) group of mostly young people who often meet
2. (film) clapperboard
3. klapa (traditional form of singing in Dalmatia)

Declension

    Declension of klapa

	singular	plural
nominative	klapa	klape
genitive	klape	klapa
dative	klapi	klapama
accusative	klapu	klape
vocative	klapo	klape
locative	klapi	klapama
instrumental	klapom	klapama

References

• “klapa”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Swedish

Verb

klapa (present klapar, preterite klapade, supine klapat, imperative klapa)

1. (nonstandard, Internet slang) alternative form of klappa (“to pet”)

Usage notes

Popularized by the meme "snel hest" (nice horse).

Conjugation

Conjugation of klapa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	klapa		klapas
supine	klapat		klapats
imperative	klapa		—
imper. plural1	klapen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	klapar	klapade	klapas	klapades
ind. plural1	klapa	klapade	klapas	klapades
subjunctive2	klape	klapade	klapes	klapades
present participle		klapande
past participle		klapad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• klap