German edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlɛːfɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃleːfɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Schlä‧fer

Noun edit

Schläfer m (strong, genitive Schläfers, plural Schläfer, feminine Schläferin)

  1. sleeper
  2. dormouse

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Schläfer” in Duden online
  • Schläfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache