slaap

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

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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)

  1. sleep
  2. sleepiness
    Synonym: vaak
  3. temple
Derived terms
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. imperative
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