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Schlacke
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German
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃlakə/
de De-Schlacke.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
From de gml slagge (“slag”, older “splinter of hammered iron”, 14th c.), from gml slān to hit, strike, the cognate of de schlagen. Compare nl slak, en slag, both also from Middle Low German.
Noun
f
slag, dross, scoria
cinders, clinker
sediment, dregs, scum
de physiology metabolic residue in body tissue or digestive system
de dialect rectum
Declension
f
Descendants
ru шлак 1
ka შლაკი 1
1 sh šljȁka шља̏ка
yi שלאַק 1
en schlock 1
Etymology 2
Alteration of de Schalke based on etymology 1 above, suggested by the club’s origins in, and continued association with, coal mining.
Proper noun
n
de jocular often pejorative FC Schalke 04 football club of Gelsenkirchen, Ruhrgebiet
Further reading
de Anatomy