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Schlag
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Schlag (plural Schlags)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Schlag is the 36695th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 609 individuals. Schlag is most common among White (93.76%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schlag”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German slac, from Old High German slag, from Proto-West Germanic *slagi (“a blow, strike”). Perhaps cognate to English slug (“hard blow”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːk
Noun
Schlag m (strong, genitive Schlages or Schlags, plural Schläge)
- (also figurative) blow, hit
- ein herber Schlag ― an enormous blow
- (music) beat (pulse on the beat level)
- Synonym: Grundschlag
- Im Viervierteltakt gibt es vier Schläge pro Takt; jeder Schlag entspricht einer Viertelnote.
- In four-four time there are four beats per bar; each beat corresponds to a quarter note.
Declension
Declension of Schlag [masculine, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
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Descendants
- → French: schlague f
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German slac, from Old High German slag, Proto-West Germanic *slagi.
The plural Schléi is original, preserving the regular Luxembourgish loss of intervocalic -g- (cf. German Schläge).
Pronunciation
Noun
Schlag m (plural Schléi)
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