schlager
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English
Etymology
From German Schlager (late 19th century), from schlagen (“to hit”), thus similar to English hit (“successful song”, early 20th century).
Pronunciation
Noun
schlager (countable and uncountable, plural schlagers)
- (music, uncountable) A chiefly European style of popular music with light melodies (often easily danceable) and typically facile, sentimental lyrics.
- (music, countable) A piece made in this style.
Translations
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Swedish
Etymology
Attested since 1920 according to Svenska Akademiens ordbok. From German Schlager (“hit”), derived from schlagen (“to hit”). Compare also with Swedish slå (“"to hit"”). Related to slay.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /¹ɧlɑːɡɛr/
- (Central Sweden) IPA(key):
Noun
schlager c
- A genre of popular music associated with the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual music talent show.
- Min pappa tycker väldigt mycket om schlager.
- "My dad likes schlager (music) a lot."
Declension
| Declension of schlager | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | schlager | schlagern | — | — |
| Genitive | schlagers | schlagerns | — | — |
Noun
schlager c
- A piece of music associated with the Eurovision Song Contest.
- Stäng av den där tråkiga schlagerlåten!
- "Turn off that boring schlager song!"
- A piece of music appealing to wide audiences that is currently popular; a hit.
- Den brittiska schlagern ligger etta på topplistan.
- "The latest British hit is number one in the charts."
Usage notes
The most common plural form of definition 1 is today schlagers, based on the English plural form. Due to the difficulty of forming an acceptable definite and indefinite form with the -s-suffix will rather be replaced with those of the compound term schlagerlåt (“pop song”).
Declension
| Declension of schlager | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | schlager | schlagerlåten | schlagers | schlagerlåtarna |
| Genitive | schlagers | schlagerlåtens | schlagers | schlagerlåtarnas |
| Declension of schlager | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | schlager | schlagern | schlagrar | schlagrarna |
| Genitive | schlagers | schlagerns | schlagrarna | schlagrarnas |