German

Noun

Schlag m ‎(genitive Schlags or Schlages, plural Schläge)

1. blow, hit

   ein herber Schlag‎ ― an enormous blow

2. (music) beat (pulse on the beat level)

   Im Viervierteltakt gibt es vier Schläge pro Takt; jeder Schlag entspricht einer Viertelnote.‎

   In four-four time there are four beats per bar; each beat corresponds to a quarter note.

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• Unterschlagung
• verschlagen

Synonyms

• (music: pulse on the beat level): Grundschlag

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German slag. The plural Schléi is original, preserving the regular Luxembourgish loss of intervocalic -g- (cf. German Schläge). Cognate with German Schlag, Dutch slag, Icelandic slag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃlaːχ/
  • Rhymes: -aːχ

Noun

Schlag m ‎(plural Schléi)

1. hit, blow
2. beat (of a drum, heart, etc.)

Related terms

• schloen

German

Verb

schlag

1. second-person singular imperative of schlagen