Schlåg

Bavarian

Etymology

rom Middle High German slac, from Old High German slag, from Proto-West Germanic *slagi (“a blow, strike”), from Proto-Germanic *slagiz, derived from *slahaną (“to hit, strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃlɔːɡ̥/

Noun

Schlåg m (plural Schläg, diminutive Schlagl or Schlagerl)

1. (also figurative) blow, hit
2. (music) beat (pulse on the beat level)
3. (electricity) electric shock
4. (weather) Short for Blitzschlåg: lightning strike
5. (cooking) Short for Schlågobers: whipped cream
6. Short for Menschnschlåg: people (of a certain kind or group)

Related terms

• schlågn