Schläfe
See also: schlafe and Schlafe
German
Etymology
Originally the plural of Schlaf (“sleep”), so called because one lies on one’s temple when sleeping on one’s side.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃlɛːfə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Schlä‧fe
Noun
Schläfe f (genitive Schläfe, plural Schläfen)
- temple (region of skull)
Declension
Declension of Schläfe
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Schläfe | die | Schläfen |
genitive | einer | der | Schläfe | der | Schläfen |
dative | einer | der | Schläfe | den | Schläfen |
accusative | eine | die | Schläfe | die | Schläfen |
Further reading
- Schläfe in Duden online