slaap

Afrikaans

Noun

slaap (uncountable)

1. sleep

Verb

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

1. To sleep

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slaːp/

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• Hyphenation: slaap
• Rhymes: -aːp

Etymology 1

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

Noun

slaap m (uncountable)

1. sleep
2. sleepiness

   Synonym: vaak

3. temple

Derived terms

• in slaap
• in slaap vallen
• schoonheidsslaap
• slaperig
• winterslaap

Descendants

• Afrikaans: slaap

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

slaap

1. first-person singular present indicative of slapen
2. imperative of slapen