Schlange
See also: schlänge
German
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈʃlaŋə/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -aŋə
Noun
Schlange f (genitive Schlange, plural Schlangen, diminutive Schlängelchen n or Schlänglein n)
- snake
- line (of people waiting), queue
- (slang) penis
- (derogatory) a treacherous woman
Declension
Declension of Schlange
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Schlange | die | Schlangen |
| genitive | einer | der | Schlange | der | Schlangen |
| dative | einer | der | Schlange | den | Schlangen |
| accusative | eine | die | Schlange | die | Schlangen |
Synonyms
- (queue): Warteschlange
See also
- Schwanz m
Descendants
- Persian: شلنگ (šlæng, šilæng, šelæng, “hose”)
- Georgian: შლანგი (šlangi)
- Russian: шланг (šlang)
- Hungarian: slag
Further reading
- Schlange in Duden online
Pennsylvania German
Noun
Schlange
- plural of Schlang