schlapp

See also: Schlapp

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German slap, from Proto-Germanic *slap-. The same word of High German origin is schlaff, a synonym in modern standard German. Compare Dutch slap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃlap/
  • (file)

Adjective

schlapp (comparative schlapper, superlative am schlappsten)

  1. (of people) weak, weary
  2. (of things) slack, flabby, limp

Usage notes

Schlapp is the more common form referring to people; schlaff is the more common form referring to things.

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Derived terms

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