klapper
See also: Klapper
English
editEtymology
editPossibly from Malay kelapa (coconut) or Afrikaans klapper (rattle).
Noun
editklapper (plural klappers)
- The Natal orange. (Strychnos spinosa)
- 1939, Eugène Marais, My Friends the Baboons (translated):
- Wild peaches, sour klappers (unknown in the south) medlers, moepels, and various other kinds of fruit made our wilderness a veritable orchard.
- 1939, Eugène Marais, My Friends the Baboons (translated):
Danish
editVerb
editklapper
Dutch
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Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom klappen (“to clap; to talk; to shut with a clap”) + -er.
Noun
editklapper m (plural klappers, diminutive klappertje n)
- clapper (one who claps/applauds)
- ring binder
- Synonym: ringband
- (archaic) gossip, chatterbox
- Something that has a big impact or is successful; a big hit.
Descendants
edit- → Papiamentu: klapchi (from the diminutive)
Etymology 2
editBorrowing from Indonesian kelapa.
Noun
editklapper m (plural klappers, diminutive klappertje n)
- (Netherlands, Indonesia, Suriname) coconut
- Synonyms: klappernoot, kokosnoot
Derived terms
editGerman
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Verb
editklapper
- inflection of klappern:
Norwegian Bokmål
editVerb
editklapper
Swedish
editEtymology
editDeverbal from klappra (“to clatter”).
Noun
editklapper n
- clatter (repeated, short, sharp, non-reverbant sounds)
- klappret från hästarnas hovar mot asfalten
- the clatter of the horses' hooves against the asphalt
Declension
edit| Declension of klapper | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | klapper | klappret | — | — |
| Genitive | klappers | klapprets | — | — |
Noun
editklapper c
- rounded, often roughly fist-sized stones (formed by the action of water at a (sometimes former, due to post-glacial land uplift) beach)
- Synonym: klappersten
Declension
edit| Declension of klapper | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | klapper | klappern | — | — |
| Genitive | klappers | klapperns | — | — |
Derived terms
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