klap
See also: kłap
English
Etymology
From Afrikaans.
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file)
Verb
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.'
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klɑp/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: klap
- Rhymes: -ɑp
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch clap. Equivalent to a deverbal from klappen.
Noun
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Anagrams
Middle English
North Frisian
Etymology
Cognates include West Frisian klippe.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klap/
- Rhymes: -ap
- Syllabification: klap
Swedish
Declension
Declension of klap | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | klap | klapen | klapar | klaparna |
Genitive | klaps | klapens | klapars | klaparnas |
Related terms
Tok Pisin
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