Schlag
See also: schlag
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schlag.
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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German slac, from Old High German slag, from Proto-West Germanic *slagi (“a blow, strike”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃlaːk/ (standard)
Audio (file)
- IPA(key): /ʃlax/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
- IPA(key): /ʃlaːx/ (parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
- Rhymes: -aːk
Noun
Schlag m (strong, genitive Schlages or Schlags, plural Schläge)
- 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]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schlag | die | Schläge |
| genitive | eines | des | Schlages, Schlags | der | Schläge |
| dative | einem | dem | Schlag, Schlage1 | den | Schlägen |
| accusative | einen | den | Schlag | die | Schläge |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Hyponyms
- Durchschlag
- Faustschlag
- Fehlschlag
- Funkenschlag
- Grundschlag
- Luftschlag
- Niederschlag
- Präventivschlag
- Ritterschlag
- Rückschlag
- Rundumschlag
- Tiefschlag
Derived terms
- Abschlag
- Anschlag
- Aufschlag
- Ausschlag
- Beischlag
- Einschlag
- Handschlag
- Schicksalsschlag
- Schlagabtausch
- Schlag ins Wasser
- Schlagobers
- Schlagsahne
- Taubenschlag
- Überschlag
- Umschlag
- Verschlag
- Vorschlag
- Zungenschlag
- Zuschlag
Related terms
- Unterschlagung
- verschlagen
Further reading
- “Schlag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schlag” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schlag” in Duden online
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).
Cognate with German Schlag, Dutch slag, Icelandic slag.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃlaːχ/
- Rhymes: -aːχ
Noun
Schlag m (plural Schléi)
- hit, blow
- beat (of a drum, heart, etc.)
Related terms
- schloen