klappen
Meaning
- (intransitive,weak) to clap (make a soft clapping sound, particularly of something being closed)
- (transitive,weak) to fold; to flip; to bend (to close or open a hinge)
- (colloquial,intransitive,weak) to work out, to succeed, to function correctly, etc.
Synonyms
klacken
glatt vonstatten gehen
funktionuckeln
laut zuschlagen
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
gyyge
Basel-Landschaft
glappe
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Hyphenated as
klap‧pen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈklapən/
Etymology
In summary
A Central and Low German verb, from Middle Low German klappen, probably from Proto-Germanic *klappōną. Cognate with Dutch klappen, English clap, Old High German klapfō (“clapping sound”). Also related with German klaffen (“to be wide open”).
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