slaap

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch slaap, from Middle Dutch slâep, from Old Dutch *slāp, from Proto-West Germanic *slāp.

Pronunciation

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Noun

slaap (plural slape)

1. (uncountable) sleep
2. (countable) (anatomy) temple

Verb

slaap (present slaap, present participle slapende, past participle geslaap)

1. To sleep

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slaːp/

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• Hyphenation: slaap
• Rhymes: -aːp

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch slâep, from Old Dutch *slāp, from Proto-West Germanic *slāp.

Noun

slaap m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. sleep
2. sleepiness

   Synonym: vaak

3. (anatomy) temple (slightly flatter region on either side of the human head)

Derived terms

• in slaap
• in slaap vallen
• schoonheidsslaap
• slaapapneu
• slaapmuis
• slaapwandelen
• slaperig
• winterslaap

Related terms

• slapen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: slaap
• Negerhollands: slaap

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

slaap

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