Afrikaans

Noun

slaap ‎(uncountable)

1. sleep

Verb

slaap ‎(present slaap, present participle slapende, past participle geslaap)

1. To sleep

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːp
• IPA^(key): /slaːp/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch slaep, from Old Dutch *slāp, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaz. Compare Low German Slaap, Slap, West Frisian sliep, German Schlaf, English sleep.

Noun

slaap m ‎(uncountable)

1. sleep
2. sleepiness
3. (anatomy) temple

Synonyms

• (sleepiness): vaak

Related terms

• slapen

Verb

slaap

1. first-person singular present indicative of slapen
2. imperative of slapen