Schlange

See also: schlänge

German

Etymology

From Middle High German slange, from Old High German slango, from Proto-Germanic *slangô. Cognate with German Low German Slang (“snake”), Dutch slang (“snake”), West Frisian slang (“snake”). Compare also Albanian shlligë (“adder”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃlaŋə/
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Rhymes: -aŋə

Noun

Schlange f (genitive Schlange, plural Schlangen, diminutive Schlängelchen n or Schlänglein n)

snake
line (of people waiting), queue
(slang) penis
(derogatory) a treacherous woman

Declension

Declension of Schlange

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schlange	die	Schlangen
genitive	einer	der	Schlange	der	Schlangen
dative	einer	der	Schlange	den	Schlangen
accusative	eine	die	Schlange	die	Schlangen

Synonyms

(queue): Warteschlange

See also

Schwanz m

Descendants

Persian: شلنگ‎ (šlæng, šilæng, šelæng, “hose”)
Georgian: შლანგი (šlangi)
Russian: шланг (šlang)
Hungarian: slag

Further reading

Schlange in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Schlange

plural of Schlang

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