schlager
English edit
Etymology edit
From German Schlager (late 19th century), from schlagen (“to hit”), thus similar to English hit (“successful song”, early 20th century).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
schlager (countable and uncountable, plural schlagers)
- (music, uncountable) A chiefly European style of popular music with light melodies (often easily danceable) and typically facile, sentimental lyrics.
- (music, countable) A piece made in this style.
Translations edit
style
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piece
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Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Attested since 1920 according to Svenska Akademiens ordbok. From German Schlager (“hit”), derived from schlagen (“to hit”). Compare also with Swedish slå (“"to hit"”). Related to slay.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /¹ɧlɑːɡɛr/
- (Central Sweden) IPA(key): [ˈʂlɑːɡɛr]
Noun edit
schlager c
- A genre of popular music associated with the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual music talent show.
- Min pappa tycker väldigt mycket om schlager.
- "My dad likes schlager (music) a lot."
Declension edit
Declension of schlager | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | schlager | schlagern | — | — |
Genitive | schlagers | schlagerns | — | — |
Noun edit
schlager c
- A piece of music associated with the Eurovision Song Contest.
- Stäng av den där tråkiga schlagerlåten!
- "Turn off that boring schlager song!"
- A piece of music appealing to wide audiences that is currently popular; a hit.
- Den brittiska schlagern ligger etta på topplistan.
- "The latest British hit is number one in the charts."
Usage notes edit
The most common plural form of definition 1 is today schlagers, based on the English plural form. Due to the difficulty of forming an acceptable definite and indefinite form with the -s-suffix will rather be replaced with those of the compound term schlagerlåt (“pop song”).
Declension edit
Declension of schlager | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | schlager | schlagerlåten | schlagers | schlagerlåtarna |
Genitive | schlagers | schlagerlåtens | schlagers | schlagerlåtarnas |
Declension of schlager | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | schlager | schlagern | schlagrar | schlagrarna |
Genitive | schlagers | schlagerns | schlagrarna | schlagrarnas |