schloon

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • schlon, schlohn (variant spellings)
  • schlien (some dialects of Moselle Franconian)
  • schlage (younger Ripuarian variant)

Etymology

From Old High German slahan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃlɔːn/

Verb

schloon (third-person singular present schleet or schleit, past tense schlooch, past participle jeschlage or jeschloon or geschloon or geschlaan)

  1. (most dialects) to hit; to beat; to defeat

Usage notes

  • The present tense is schleet in most dialects, but schleit in Kölsch.
  • The past participle in Ripuarian is jeschlage or less commonly jeschloon. In Moselle Franconian it is geschloon or less commonly geschlaan.
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