Chlapf

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Alemannic German

Alternative forms

  • Klapf (Graubünden, Low Alemannic)

Etymology

From Middle High German klapf. Cognate with German Klapf.

Pronunciation

Noun

Chlapf m (plural Chläpf, diminutive Chläpfli)

  1. (Switzerland, informal) clap (any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound)
    Synonyms: Knall, Tätsch
    en Chlapf tue (impersonal conjugation) ― of a clap, to be audible (literally, “to do a clap”)
    Es hät en luute Chlapf tue. ― A loud clap was audible.
  2. (Switzerland, informal) slap
    en Chlapf hinter d Oore ― a bitch slap (literally, “a slap behind the ears”)

Descendants

  • → German: Chlapf

See also

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Alemannic German Chlapf. Doublet of Klapf.

Pronunciation

Noun

Chlapf m

  1. (Switzerland, informal) clap (any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound)
    Synonym: Knall
  2. (Switzerland, informal) slap
    • 2019 March 15, Martin Herzig, Herr Lehrer, sind Sie traurig?: Band 2‎, novum pro Verlag, →ISBN, →OCLC:
      Einmal traf sie im Schulhausgang den mageren Maxli vom Muserhöfli. Er weinte. Sie fragte, warum er weine, und er berichtete schluchzend, der Lehrer habe ihm einen Chlapf gegeben und ihn vor die Tür gejagt, weil unter seinem Sitzplatz Kuhmist sei. „Ich musste vor der Schule noch den Kühen misten und hatte keine Zeit mehjr, die Schuhe zu putzen“, stotterte er.
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Further reading

  • “Chlapf” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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