Schlaflied

German

Etymology

Schlaf (“sleep”) +‎ Lied (“song”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃlaːfˌliːt/
Audio (file)

Noun

Schlaflied n (genitive Schlafliedes or Schlaflieds, plural Schlaflieder, diminutive Schlafliedchen n)

lullaby (a soothing song to lull children to sleep)

Declension

Declension of Schlaflied

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schlaflied	die	Schlaflieder
genitive	eines	des	Schlafliedes, Schlaflieds	der	Schlaflieder
dative	einem	dem	Schlaflied, Schlafliede¹	den	Schlafliedern
accusative	ein	das	Schlaflied	die	Schlaflieder

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Wiegenlied

Further reading

Schlaflied in Duden online

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