Schläfe

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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/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃleːfə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Schlä‧fe

Noun

Schläfe f (genitive Schläfe, plural Schläfen)

  1. (anatomy) temple (region of skull)
    • 1903, Thomas Mann, Tristan‎:
      Man vergegenwärtige sich einen Brünetten am Anfang der Dreißiger und von stattlicher Statur, dessen Haar an den Schläfen schon merklich zu ergrauen beginnt, dessen rundes, weißes, ein wenig gedunsenes Gesicht aber nicht die Spur irgendeines Bartwuchses zeigt.
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Declension

Declension of Schläfe
singular plural
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

Descendants

  • → Vilamovian: śłöf

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