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klap

See also: kłap

English

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Etymology

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From Afrikaans.

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klap (third-person singular simple present klaps, present participle klapping, simple past and past participle klapped)

  1. (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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Danish

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klap

  1. imperative of klappe

Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch clap. Equivalent to a deverbal from klappen.

Noun

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klap m (plural klappen, diminutive klapje n)

  1. bang (a sudden percussive noise)
  2. blow, hit, strike
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Negerhollands: kap, lap
  • → Papiamentu: klap

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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klap

  1. inflection of klappen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

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Middle English

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Noun

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klap

  1. Alternative form of clappe

North Frisian

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Etymology

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Cognates include West Frisian klippe.

Noun

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klap f (plural klapen)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) cliff

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /klap/
  • Rhymes: -ap
  • Syllabification: klap

Verb

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klap

  1. second-person singular imperative of klapać

Swedish

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Noun

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klap c

  1. (nonstandard, Internet slang) Alternative form of klapp (“stroke, pat”)

Usage notes

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Popularized by the meme "snel hest" (nice horse).

Declension

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Declension of klap 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klap klapen klapar klaparna
Genitive klaps klapens klapars klaparnas
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Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English club.

Noun

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klap

  1. Club (association).
  2. Clubs (card suit, ♣).

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