Schlange

See also: schlänge

German

Etymology

From Middle High German slange, from Old High German slango, from Proto-Germanic *slangô. Cognate with German Low German Slang (“snake”), Dutch slang (“snake”), West Frisian slang (“snake”). Compare also Albanian shlligë (“adder”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃlaŋə/
Rhymes: -aŋə
Audio: (file)
Audio: (file)

Noun

Schlange f (genitive Schlange, plural Schlangen, diminutive Schlängelchen n or Schlänglein n)

snake
line (of people waiting), queue
Synonym: Warteschlange
(slang) penis
(derogatory) a treacherous woman

Declension

Declension of Schlange [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schlange	die	Schlangen
genitive	einer	der	Schlange	der	Schlangen
dative	einer	der	Schlange	den	Schlangen
accusative	eine	die	Schlange	die	Schlangen

Hyponyms

Brillenschlange, Giftschlange, Klapperschlange, Luftschlange, Milchschlange, Seeschlange, Warzenschlange, Wasserschlange, Würgeschlange
Autoschlange, Menschenschlange, Warteschlange

Derived terms

schlangenförmig

Related terms

Schlangenbiss, Schlangengrube, Schlangennest
Schlangengurke, Schlangenhalsvogel, Schlangenlinie, Schlangenstein

Descendants

→ Georgian: შლანგი (šlangi)
→ Hungarian: slag
→ Persian: شلنگ (šlang, šelang, šelang, “hose”)
→ Russian: шланг (šlang)
→ Silesian: szlanga

See also

Schwanz m

Further reading

“Schlange” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Schlange” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Schlange” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃlaŋə/
Rhymes: -aŋə
Syllabification: Schlan‧ge

Noun

Schlange f

plural of Schlang

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Schlange

plural of Schlang