слап

See also: сляп

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɫap]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *solpъ (“rapid, torrent”).

Noun

слап • (slap) m

1. (dialectal) wave

   Synonyms: вълна́ (vǎlná), (dialectal) бран (bran), тала́з (taláz)

Declension

Declension of слап

	singular	plural
indefinite	слап slap	сла́пове slápove
definite (subject form)	сла́път slápǎt	сла́повете slápovete
definite (object form)	сла́па slápa
count form	—	сла́па slápa

Derived terms

• насла́п (nasláp) (obsolete)
  • → Romanian: năslap (“river tide, wave”)
• сла́пей (slápej, “wavefront”) (dialectal)

References

• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “слап¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 854
• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “слапъ и слапѣй”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 190

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *solpъ (“tilt”), likely from the same origin as Etymology 1 but with a shifted meaning.

Noun

слап • (slap) m

1. (dialectal) tilt, slant, downslope

   Synonyms: прева́л (prevál), накло́н (naklón), надо́лнище (nadólnište)

Declension

Declension of слап

	singular	plural
indefinite	слап slap	сла́пове slápove
definite (subject form)	сла́път slápǎt	сла́повете slápovete
definite (object form)	сла́па slápa
count form	—	сла́па slápa

Derived terms

• пре́слап (préslap, “saddle”) (dialectal)

References

• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “слап²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 855

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *solpъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slâːp/

Noun

сла̑п m (Latin spelling slȃp)

1. (geology) waterfall

Declension

Declension of слап

	singular	plural
nominative	сла̑п	сла́пови
genitive	слапа	слапова
dative	слапу	слаповима
accusative	слап	слапове
vocative	слапе	слапови
locative	слапу	слаповима
instrumental	слапом	слаповима

References

• “слап”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025