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German

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Etymology

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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

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

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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

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

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Further reading

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

Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Schlange f

  1. plural of Schlang

Pennsylvania German

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Noun

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Schlange

  1. plural of Schlang