klappen

== Danish == === Verb === klappen gerund of klappe == Dutch == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɑpən === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch clappen, from Old Dutch *klappon, from Proto-West Germanic *klappōn. ==== Verb ==== klappen to clap (make sound or music with the hands) to applaud (clap hands in order to praise) Synonym: applaudisseren to smack, strike rather hard and/or loud to crack with a loud sound, like a whip to burst to fold, to hinge to wag one's lips, talk, converse (colloquial, slang) to smoke weed (colloquial, slang) to make stoned ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== See also klap. Afrikaans: klap → English: klap === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== klappen plural of klap == German == === Etymology === A Central and Low German verb, from Middle Low German klappen, from Old Saxon **klappōn, probably from Proto-West Germanic *klappōn, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną. Cognate with Dutch klappen, English clap, Old High German klapfō (“clapping sound”). Also related with German klaffen (“to be wide open”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklapən/, [ˈklapən], [ˈklapm̩] Hyphenation: klap‧pen === Verb === klappen (weak, third-person singular present klappt, past tense klappte, past participle geklappt, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to clap (make a soft clapping sound, particularly of something being closed) (transitive) to fold; to flip; to bend (to close or open a hinge) Synonyms: umbiegen, umschlagen (intransitive, chiefly colloquial) to work out, to succeed, to function correctly, etc. Synonyms: funktionieren; fluppen (colloquial, regional) einwandfrei klappen. ― to function flawlessly. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “klappen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “klappen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “klappen” in Duden online “klappen” in OpenThesaurus.de == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German klopfen, from Old High German klophōn, from Proto-West Germanic *kloppōn. Cognate with German klopfen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklɑpən/ === Verb === klappen (third-person singular present klappt, past participle geklappt, auxiliary verb hunn) (transitive) to knock, to beat, to pound (intransitive) to beat, to throb, to pulse (transitive) to beat, to defeat (intransitive) to rattle, to clatter (intransitive, of rabbits) to thump (intransitive) to work out, to go as planned ==== Conjugation ====