Masculine

Schlager

Sentences
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Er   trug  Couplets  und   Schlager   nach   eigenen   Texten   sowie   Tänze   und   Märsche   vor .

He performed couples and hits according to his own texts as well as dances and marches.

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) schlager (European music genre)
  2. (dated, masculine, strong) hit (music or entertainment success)

Synonyms

Gassenhauer

Kayôkyoku

populäres Lied

Modelied

volkstümliches Musikstück

Gedeihen

volkstümlicher Gesang

Translations

schlager

chanson à succès

sucesso da temporada

επιτυχία

Frequency

28k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃlaːɡɐ/
Etymology

In summary

schlagen (“to hit”) + -er, formally a doublet of Schläger. Attested since the late 19th century and thus older than English hit (early 20th century).

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