schlager
English
Etymology
From German Schlager (late 19th century), from schlagen (“to hit”), thus similar to English hit (“successful song”, early 20th century).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃlɑːɡə/
Noun
schlager (countable and uncountable, plural schlagers)
Swedish
Etymology
Attested since 1920 according to Svenska Akademiens ordbok. From German Schlager (“hit”), derived from schlagen (“to hit”). Compare also with Swedish slå (“"to hit"”). Related to slay.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɧlɑːɡer/
Noun
schlager c
- A genre of popular music associated with the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual music talent show.
- Min pappa tycker väldigt mycket om schlager.
- "My dad likes schlager (music) a lot."
Declension
Declension of schlager | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | schlager | schlagern | — | — |
Genitive | schlagers | schlagerns | — | — |
Noun
schlager c
- A piece of music associated with the Eurovision Song Contest.
- Stäng av den där tråkiga schlagerlåten!
- "Turn off that boring schlager song!"
- A piece of music appealing to wide audiences that is currently popular; a hit.
- Den brittiska schlagern ligger etta på topplistan.
- "The latest British hit is number one on the top list."
Usage notes
The most common plural form of definition 1 is today schlagers, based on the English plural form. Due to the difficulty of forming an acceptable definite and indefinte form with the -s-suffix will rather be replaced with those of the compound term schlagerlåt (“pop song”).
Declension
Declension of schlager | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | schlager | schlagerlåten | schlagers | schlagerlåtarna |
Genitive | schlagers | schlagerlåtens | schlagers | schlagerlåtarnas |
Declension of schlager | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | schlager | schlagern | schlagrar | schlagrarna |
Genitive | schlagers | schlagerns | schlagrarna | schlagrarnas |
Derived terms
- schlagerfestival
- schlagerfinal
- schlagerlåt
- schlagermusik
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