Schlange
See also: schlänge
German
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editSchlange f (genitive Schlange, plural Schlangen, diminutive Schlängelchen n or Schlänglein n)
- snake
- line (of people waiting), queue
- Synonym: Warteschlange
- (slang) penis
- (derogatory) a treacherous woman
Declension
editDeclension of Schlange [feminine]
Hyponyms
edit- Brillenschlange, Giftschlange, Klapperschlange, Luftschlange, Milchschlange, Seeschlange, Warzenschlange, Wasserschlange, Würgeschlange
- Autoschlange, Menschenschlange, Warteschlange
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- Schlangenbiss, Schlangengrube, Schlangennest
- Schlangengurke, Schlangenhalsvogel, Schlangenlinie, Schlangenstein
Descendants
edit- → Georgian: შლანგი (šlangi)
- → Hungarian: slag
- → Persian: شلنگ (šlang, šelang, šelang, “hose”)
- → Russian: шланг (šlang)
- → Silesian: szlanga
See also
edit- Schwanz m
Further reading
editHunsrik
editPronunciation
editNoun
editSchlange f
Pennsylvania German
editNoun
editSchlange
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