Schlappen

Meaning

A slipper

Schlappe

1. (archaic, feminine) slap
2. (feminine) defeat, flop, discomfit, injury, unpleasant event concluding a course of action
3. (dialectal, feminine, obsolete) a baret or hoodie cap hanging down
4. (feminine) slide, slipper, one of a pair of footwear open in the back, a shoe from which the back has been cut off

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Concepts

mule

slipper

set of rubber

Synonyms

Latschen

Schuhe

Schuhwerk

Treter

Maultier

Fußbekleidung

Translations

babouche

pantoufle

başarısızlık

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈʃlapn̩]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: slappe

In summary

Attested from dialects as a footwear since the 17th century, developing Middle High German slappe, slape (“the part of a head-covering hanging down like a pouch; klappen- oder beutelförmig herunterhängender Teil der Kopfbedeckung; Kopfbedeckung; Art Kappe”), hence in dialects a “loose shoe made by separating the front part of a shoe (der durch Abschneiden der Kappe zum Pantoffel gemachte Schuh; Pantoffel)”.