Schlapfen

== German == === Alternative forms === Schlappen m === Etymology === Attested from dialects as a footwear since the 17th century, developing Middle High German slappe, slape (“the part of a head-covering hanging down like a pouch; klappen- oder beutelförmig herunterhängender Teil der Kopfbedeckung; Kopfbedeckung; Art Kappe”), hence in dialects a “loose shoe made by separating the front part of a shoe (der durch Abschneiden der Kappe zum Pantoffel gemachte Schuh; Pantoffel)”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʃlapfn̩] Hyphenation: Schlap‧fen === Noun === Schlapfen m (strong, genitive Schlapfens, plural Schlapfen) (Austria, Bavaria) A slipper Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Hausschuh (Austria, colloquial, mildly vulgar) mouth, gob Halt den Schlapfen! ― Shut your gob! ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== Badeschlapfen Hausschlapfen Lederschlapfen === Further reading === “Schlapfen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Schlapfen” in Duden online