klapper

See also: Klapper

English

Etymology

Possibly from Malay kelapa (coconut) or Afrikaans klapper (rattle).

Noun

klapper (plural klappers)

1. 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.

Danish

Verb

klapper

1. present of klappe

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɑ.pər/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: klap‧per
• Rhymes: -ɑpər

Etymology 1

From klappen (“to clap; to talk; to shut with a clap”) +‎ -er.

Noun

klapper m (plural klappers, diminutive klappertje n)

1. clapper (one who claps/applauds)
2. ring binder

   Synonym: ringband

3. (archaic) gossip, chatterbox

   Synonyms: klepper, roddelaar

4. something that has a big impact or is successful; a big hit

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: klapchi (from the diminutive)

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Malay kelapa.

Noun

klapper m (plural klappers, diminutive klappertje n)

1. (Netherlands, Indonesia, Suriname) coconut

   Synonyms: klappernoot, kokosnoot

Derived terms

• klapperboom
• klapperdief
• klappermelk
• klappernoot
• klappertaart

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

klapper

1. inflection of klappern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

klapper

1. present of klappe

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from klappra (“to clatter”).

Noun

klapper n

1. 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

1. 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

• klappersten
• klapperstensfält

See also

• kullersten
• rullsten

References

• “klapper”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “klapper”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “klapper”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)