slaap

From Dutch slaap, from Middle Dutch slâep, from Old Dutch *slāp, from Proto-West Germanic *slāp.

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slaap (plural slape)

1. (uncountable) sleep
2. (countable) (anatomy) temple

slaap (present slaap, present participle slapende, past participle geslaap)

1. To sleep

• IPA^(key): /slaːp/

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• Hyphenation: slaap
• Rhymes: -aːp

From Middle Dutch slâep, from Old Dutch *slāp, from Proto-West Germanic *slāp.

slaap m (uncountable)

1. sleep
2. sleepiness

   Synonym: vaak

3. (anatomy) temple (slightly flatter region on either side of the human head)

• Afrikaans: slaap
• Negerhollands: slaap

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

slaap

1. inflection of slapen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative