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Etymology

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From Dutch slaap, from Middle Dutch slâep, from Old Dutch *slāp, from Proto-West Germanic *slāp.

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Noun

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slaap (plural slape)

  1. (uncountable) sleep
  2. (countable) (anatomy) temple

Verb

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slaap (present slaap, present participle slapende, past participle geslaap)

  1. To sleep

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch slâep, from Old Dutch *slāp, from Proto-West Germanic *slāp.

Noun

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slaap m (uncountable)

  1. sleep
  2. sleepiness
    Synonym: vaak
  3. (anatomy) temple (slightly flatter region on either side of the human head)
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: slaap
  • Negerhollands: slaap

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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slaap

  1. inflection of slapen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative