Schlang
Central Franconian
Etymology
From Middle High German slange, from Old High German slango.
Noun
Schlang
- (Moselle Franconian, Hunsrückisch) snake
- 1874, Peter Joseph Rottmann, Gedichte in Hunsrücker Mundart, page 3:
- Willst Dau, Hannes, noh Bresilje ziehe, / Wo Deich Schlange unn die Affe kriehe? / Ach, dann stehrbt gewiß Dei Liesekett!
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Descendants
Hunsrik
Alternative forms
- xlang (Wiesemann spelling)
Etymology
From Central Franconian Schlang, from Middle High German slange, from Old High German slango, from Proto-Germanic *slangô.[1]
Cognate with German Schlange, Luxembourgish Schlaang and Pennsylvania German Schlang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃlaŋ/
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: Schlang
Noun
Schlang f (plural Schlange)
Derived terms
- Schlangebiss
- Schlangefresser
- Schlangegift
- Schlangehaut
References
- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Schlang”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 141, column 2
Limburgish
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *slangô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃlaŋ/
- Rhymes: -aŋ
Noun
Schlang f (plural Schlange, diminutive Schlängeltje) (Eupen)
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German slange, from Old High German slango. Compare German Schlange, Dutch slang.
Noun
Schlang f (plural Schlange)
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Middle Low German slange, from Old Saxon slango, from Proto-Germanic *slangô.
Noun
Schlang f (plural Schlangen)