Schlange

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German slange, from Old High German slango, from Proto-Germanic *slangô. Cognate with German Low German Slang (“snake”), Dutch slang (“snake”), West Frisian slang (“snake”). Compare also Albanian shlligë (“adder”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlaŋə/
  • Rhymes: -aŋə
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Noun[edit]

Schlange f (genitive Schlange, plural Schlangen, diminutive Schlängelchen n or Schlänglein n)

  1. snake
  2. line (of people waiting), queue
    Synonym: Warteschlange
  3. (slang) penis
  4. (derogatory) a treacherous woman

Declension[edit]

Declension of Schlange [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schlange die Schlangen
genitive einer der Schlange der Schlangen
dative einer der Schlange den Schlangen
accusative eine die Schlange die Schlangen

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Descendants[edit]

  • → Georgian: შლანგი (šlangi)
  • → Hungarian: slag
  • → Persian: شلنگ (šlang, šelang, šelang, “hose”)
  • → Russian: шланг (šlang)
  • → Silesian: szlanga

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “Schlange” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Schlange” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Schlange” in Duden online

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Schlange f

  1. plural of Schlang

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Noun[edit]

Schlange

  1. plural of Schlang
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