Feminine

Schlinge

Meaning

  1. (feminine) loop; noose
  2. (feminine) snare (trap using a loop)
  3. (feminine) sling (bandage for the arm)
  4. (feminine, obsolete) sling (instrument for throwing)

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

hääre

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schlängge

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃlɪŋə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German slinge, from Old High German slinga, from Proto-West Germanic *slingwan, from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to twist”). Compare schlingen and English sling.

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