klap

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See also: kłap

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans.

Pronunciation

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Verb

klap (third-person singular simple present klaps, present participle klapping, simple past and past participle klapped)

  1. (South Africa, slang, transitive) To strike; to smack.
    • 2005, Al Lovejoy, Acid Alex:
      You did something wrong and he klapped you.
    • 2010, Tony Park, Silent Predator, page 51:
      'I told him that the time wouldn't be right if we were the only two people left in the world, and then I klapped him, good and hard across the face.'

Anagrams

Danish

Pronunciation

Verb

klap

  1. imperative of klappe

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch clap. Equivalent to a deverbal from klappen.

Noun

klap m (plural klappen, diminutive klapje n)

  1. bang (a sudden percussive noise)
  2. blow, hit, strike
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: kap, lap
  • → Papiamentu: klap

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

klap

  1. inflection of klappen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

klap

  1. Alternative form of clappe

North Frisian

Etymology

Cognates include West Frisian klippe.

Noun

klap f (plural klapen)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) cliff

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klap/
  • Rhymes: -ap
  • Syllabification: klap

Verb

klap

  1. second-person singular imperative of klapać

Swedish

Noun

klap c

  1. (nonstandard, Internet slang) Alternative form of klapp (“stroke, pat”)

Usage notes

Popularized by the meme "snel hest" (nice horse).

Declension

Declension of klap 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klap klapen klapar klaparna
Genitive klaps klapens klapars klaparnas

Related terms

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English club.

Noun

klap

  1. Club (association).
  2. Clubs (card suit, ♣).

Synonyms

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