Slaapmütz in Low German

Pronunciation: /slɔːpmʏt͡s/

noun

Syllabication: Slaap·mütz

Plural: Slaapmützen f de Slaapmütz

[1]

map

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fashion

Low Saxon:

Mütz, de bi ’t Slapen dragen warrt

English:

nightcap

Dutch:

slaapmuts

nachtmuts

German:

Schlafmütze

Nachtmütze

Examples:

Grootmoder hett nachtens jümmer en Slaapmütz dragen.

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[2]

advanced vocabulary

used in colloquial speech

figurative

Low Saxon:

Person, de lang oder veel slöppt

English:

sleepyhead

Dutch:

slaapkop

druiloor

German:

Schlafmütze

Examples:

Büst du noch nich ut ’t Bett rut? Du büst en ole Slaapmütz!

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: slapen + Mütz

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