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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

  1. snake feminine
  2. line (of people waiting), queue feminine
  3. penis feminine, slang
  4. snake, a treacherous person (especially a woman) derogatory, feminine

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Schlange Schlangen
Accusative Schlange Schlangen
Dative Schlange Schlangen
Genitive Schlange Schlangen