Schlips

German

ein Schlips für Chemiker — a necktie for chemists

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃlɪps/

• Audio:

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Noun

Schlips m (strong, genitive Schlipses, plural Schlipse)

1. necktie

   Synonyms: (dated) Binde, Binder, Krawatte

   In unserer Firma tragen noch alle Herren Anzug und Schlips.

   At our company, all gentlemen still wear suits and neckties.

   Sein grüner Schlips mit violetten Punkten war natürlich der Gipfel der Geschmacklosigkeit.

   His green necktie with purple spots was of course exceptionally tasteless.

Declension

Declension of Schlips [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schlips	die	Schlipse
genitive	eines	des	Schlipses	der	Schlipse
dative	einem	dem	Schlips, Schlipse1	den	Schlipsen
accusative	einen	den	Schlips	die	Schlipse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• auf den Schlips treten
• Schlipshalter
• Schlipsnadel
• sich auf den Schlips getreten fühlen

Descendants

• → Kashubian: szlips

Further reading

• Krawatte on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Schlips” in Duden online
• “Schlips” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schlips” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German slip, probably ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *slīban (“to split”).

Noun

Schlips m (plural Schlipsen)

1. necktie, tie, cravat