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klap

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See also: kłap

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans klap. Doublet of clap.

Pronunciation

Verb

klap (third-person singular simple present klaps, present participle klapping, simple past and past participle klapped)

  1. (South Africa, slang, transitive) To strike; to smack.
    • 2005, Al Lovejoy, Acid Alex:
      You did something wrong and he klapped you.
    • 2010, Tony Park, Silent Predator, page 51:
      'I told him that the time wouldn't be right if we were the only two people left in the world, and then I klapped him, good and hard across the face.'

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Danish

Pronunciation

Verb

klap

  1. imperative of klappe

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch clap. Equivalent to a deverbal from klappen.

Noun

klap m (plural klappen, diminutive klapje n)

  1. bang (a sudden percussive noise)
  2. blow, hit, strike
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: kap, lap
  • → Papiamentu: klap

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

klap

  1. inflection of klappen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

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Middle English

Noun

klap

  1. alternative form of clappe

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognates include West Frisian klippe, German Klippe.

Noun

klap f (plural klapen)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) cliff

Old Czech

Etymology

Uncertain. Possible connection with klapati.

Pronunciation

Noun

klap m animal

  1. a kind of trout

Declension

Declension of klap (hard o-stem)
More information singular, dual ...
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

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Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklap/
  • Rhymes: -ap
  • Syllabification: klap

Verb

klap

  1. second-person singular imperative of klapać

Swedish

Noun

klap c

  1. (nonstandard, Internet slang) alternative form of klapp (“stroke, pat”)

Usage notes

Popularized by the meme "snel hest" (nice horse).

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English club.

Noun

klap

  1. Club (association).
  2. Clubs (card suit, ♣).

Synonyms

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