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klappa.

a clapperboard

6 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. a clapperboard

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From klappa (“to clap”), from Old Norse klappa, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną.

verb

  1. to pat

    klappa någon på axeln

  2. to pet (an animal, generally, including stroking)

    Hon klappade zebran
    Katten gillar att bli klappad

  3. to pet (an animal, generally, including stroking) to stroke (when petting)

  4. to clap (hands)

    Klappa händerna när du är riktigt glad (klapp klapp)
    Att applådera är att visa uppskattning genom att klappa
Where this word comes from

From klappa (“to clap”), from Old Norse klappa, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną.

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