Schlag

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Schlag.

Proper noun

Schlag (plural Schlags)

  1. 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

German

Etymology

From Middle High German slac, from Old High German slag, from Proto-West Germanic *slagi (“a blow, strike”). Perhaps cognate to English slug (“hard blow”).

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)

Noun

Schlag m (strong, genitive Schlages or Schlags, plural Schläge)

  1. (also figurative) blow, hit
    ein herber Schlag ― an enormous blow
  2. (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
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 rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

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

Noun

Schlag m (plural Schléi)

  1. hit, blow
  2. beat (of a drum, heart, etc.)
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