Schläfe

See also: schlafe and Schlafe

German

Etymology

Originally the plural of Schlaf (sleep), so called because one lies on one’s temple when sleeping on one’s side.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlɛːfə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃleːfə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Schlä‧fe

Noun

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  1. (anatomy) temple (region of skull)
    • 1903, Thomas Mann, Tristan:
      Man vergegenwärtige sich einen Brünetten am Anfang der Dreißiger und von stattlicher Statur, dessen Haar an den Schläfen schon merklich zu ergrauen beginnt, dessen rundes, weißes, ein wenig gedunsenes Gesicht aber nicht die Spur irgendeines Bartwuchses zeigt.
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Declension

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