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

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Klappe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkla.pa/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: kla‧pa

Noun

klapa f (diminutive klapka)

1. flap, lid
2. lapel
3. (aviation) flap
4. (colloquial) flop, failure, turkey

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, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• klapa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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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

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References

• “klapa” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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
	Participles
Present participle	klapande
Past participle	klapad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• klap