Masculine
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Schlips

Concepts

Synonyms

Halsbinde

Halsbinder

Langbinder

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

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Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃlɪps/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from German Low German Slips, derived from Middle Low German slip, slippe (“flap, lappet, tail”), probably ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *slīban (“to split”). Cognate with Dutch slip, whence possibly also English slip (“twig, strip”).

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