Schlaflied
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Schlaf (“sleep”) + Lied (“song”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schlaflied n (strong, genitive Schlafliedes or Schlaflieds, plural Schlaflieder, diminutive Schlafliedchen n)
- lullaby (soothing song to lull children to sleep)
- Synonym: Wiegenlied
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schlaflied [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Schlaflied | die | Schlaflieder |
genitive | eines | des | Schlafliedes, Schlaflieds | der | Schlaflieder |
dative | einem | dem | Schlaflied, Schlafliede1 | den | Schlafliedern |
accusative | ein | das | Schlaflied | die | Schlaflieder |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
[edit]- “Schlaflied” in Duden online