klapp

See also: Klapp

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [klap]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

klapp

1. singular imperative of klappen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of klappen

Icelandic

Etymology

Deverbal from klappa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰlahp]
• Rhymes: -ahp

Noun

klapp n (genitive singular klapps, nominative plural klöpp)

1. applause

   Synonym: lófatak

2. pat, stroke

Declension

Declension of klapp (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	klapp	klappið	klöpp	klöppin
accusative	klapp	klappið	klöpp	klöppin
dative	klappi	klappinu	klöppum	klöppunum
genitive	klapps	klappsins	klappa	klappanna

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

klapp

1. imperative of klappe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

klapp

1. imperative of klappa

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klap/

Noun

klapp c

1. a Christmas present

   Synonym: julklapp

2. a pat

   en klapp på axeln

   a pat on the shoulder

   Also used idiomatically like "a pat on the back."

   • (Can we date this quote?), “Huvud, axlar, knä(n) och tå(r) [Head, Shoulders, Knee(s) and Toe(s) [singular in most other versions]]”‎^[1]performed by Mora Träsk:

     Huvud, axlar, knän och tår, knän och tår. Huvud, axlar, knän och tår, knän och tår. Ögon, öron, kinden klappen får. Huvud, axlar, knän och tår, knän och tår.

     Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes. Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes. Eyes, ears, the cheek gets the pat ["Kinden får klappen" is the normal word order, like in English, but switching it around does not sound ungrammatical in Swedish]. Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

3. a stroke; a pat (when petting an animal – compare klappa)
4. a door knocker

   Synonyms: portklapp, dörrklapp

Declension

Declension of klapp

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	klapp	klapps
	definite	klappen	klappens
plural	indefinite	klappar	klappars
	definite	klapparna	klapparnas

Noun

klapp n

1. a clap (of the hands)

Declension

Declension of klapp

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	klapp	klapps
	definite	klappet	klappets
plural	indefinite	klapp	klapps
	definite	klappen	klappens

Related terms

• klappa

References

• “klapp”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “klapp”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “klapp”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)