klap
See also: kłap
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Etymology edit
From Afrikaans.
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klap (third-person singular simple present klaps, present participle klapping, simple past and past participle klapped)
- (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.'
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Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ap
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klap
- imperative of klappe
Dutch edit
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch clap. Equivalent to a deverbal from klappen.
Noun edit
klap m (plural klappen, diminutive klapje n)
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Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
klap
- inflection of klappen:
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klap
- Alternative form of clappe
North Frisian edit
Etymology edit
Cognates include West Frisian klippe.
Noun edit
klap f (plural klapen)
Polish edit
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klap
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klap c
- (nonstandard, Internet slang) Alternative form of klapp (“stroke, pat”)
Usage notes edit
Popularized by the meme "snel hest" (nice horse).
Declension edit
Declension of klap | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | klap | klapen | klapar | klaparna |
Genitive | klaps | klapens | klapars | klaparnas |
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