die Schlange
noun · /ˈʃlaŋə/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German slange, from Old High German slango, from Proto-Germanic *slangô. Cognate with German Low German Slang (“snake”), Dutch slang (“snake”), West Frisian slang (“snake”). Compare also Albanian shlligë (“adder”).
Translation
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snake
feminine
Vom Himmel aus sah der Fluss wie eine riesige Schlange aus.
Seen from the sky, the river looked like a huge snake.
Vom Himmel aus gesehen, mutete der Fluss wie eine gewaltige Schlange an.
Seen from the sky, the river looked like a huge snake.
Die Lokomotive zog eine lange Schlange von Güterwagen.
The locomotive was pulling a long line of freight cars.
- line (of people waiting), queue feminine
- penis feminine, slang
- snake, a treacherous person (especially a woman) derogatory, feminine
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Schlange | Schlangen |
| Accusative | Schlange | Schlangen |
| Dative | Schlange | Schlangen |
| Genitive | Schlange | Schlangen |