German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃliːfn̩/
  • Hyphenation: schlie‧fen

Etymology 1

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From Middle High German sliefen, from Old High German sliofan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan.

Verb

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schliefen (weak or class 2 strong, third-person singular present schlieft, past tense schliefte or schloff, past participle geschlieft or geschloffen, past subjunctive schliefte or schlöffe, auxiliary sein)

  1. (Southern Germany, Austria, otherwise archaic) Synonym of schlüpfen
Conjugation
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As a strong verb:

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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schliefen

  1. inflection of schlafen:
    1. first/third-person plural preterite
    2. first/third-person plural subjunctive II