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English
Etymology
Possibly from Malay kelapa (coconut) or Afrikaans klapper (rattle).
Noun
klapper (plural klappers)
- The Natal orange. (Strychnos spinosa)
- 1939, Eugène Marais, My Friends the Baboons (translated):
- Wild peaches, sour klappers (unknown in the south) medlers, moepels, and various other kinds of fruit made our wilderness a veritable orchard.
- 1939, Eugène Marais, My Friends the Baboons (translated):
Danish
Verb
klapper
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From klappen (“to clap; to talk; to shut with a clap”) + -er.
Noun
klapper m (plural klappers, diminutive klappertje n)
- clapper (one who claps/applauds)
- ring binder
- Synonym: ringband
- (archaic) gossip, chatterbox
- something that has a big impact or is successful; a big hit
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: klapchi (from the diminutive)
Etymology 2
Borrowing from Indonesian kelapa.
Noun
klapper m (plural klappers, diminutive klappertje n)
- (Netherlands, Indonesia, Suriname) coconut
- Synonyms: klappernoot, kokosnoot
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
klapper
- inflection of klappern:
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
klapper
Swedish
Etymology
Deverbal from klappra (“to clatter”).
Noun
klapper n
- clatter (repeated, short, sharp, non-reverbant sounds)
- klappret från hästarnas hovar mot asfalten
- the clatter of the horses' hooves against the asphalt
Declension
Declension of klapper
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | klapper | klappers |
definite | klappret | klapprets | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
Noun
klapper c
- rounded, often roughly fist-sized stones (formed by the action of water at a (sometimes former, due to post-glacial land uplift) beach)
- Synonym: klappersten
Declension
Declension of klapper
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | klapper | klappers |
definite | klappern | klapperns | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
Derived terms
See also
References
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