šlaager

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schlager.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlɑːɡ̊er/

Noun

šlaager (genitive šlaagri, partitive šlaagrit)

  1. schlager (chiefly European style of popular music with light melodies (often easily danceable) and typically facile, sentimental lyrics)
  2. (music) banger, hit (recorded song that receives widespread recognition and success)
    Synonyms: hitt, lööklaul

Declension

Further reading

  • šlaager in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), šlaager”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
  • šlaager in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
  • šlaager in Sõnaveeb
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