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German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German slöufe, from Old High German sloufa, from Proto-West Germanic *slaupijā. Cognate with Dutch sloop (“pillowcase”). Doublet of Schlaufe (“strap, noose”). Schleife exhibits unrounding, while Schlaufe exhibits Upper German lack of umlaut before a labial. The West Germanic noun is denominal to the verb at hand in Old High German sloufen, causative of sliofan (whence archaic modern schliefen). Related with schlüpfen (“to slip”) and English sleave.
Noun
Schleife f (genitive Schleife, plural Schleifen, diminutive Schleifchen n)
- bow, tie (way of fastening laces etc.)
- bow, ribbon (ornament of such form)
- anything loop- or eight-shaped
- (figurative) loop (something recurring or repetitive)
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Etymology 2
From Middle High German sleife, from Old High German sleifa, from sleifen, whence modern schleifen (“to drag”).
Noun
Schleife f (genitive Schleife, plural Schleifen)
- (obsolete) a simple sled used in agriculture to pull something forward, drag
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