Noun
der Schlips
Pronunciation: /ʃlɪps/
necktie
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plural Schlipse
Meanings
Noun
- necktie
Example sentence
Wo haben Sie denn diesen Schlips her?
Where did you get that tie?
Word forms
singular
der Schlips
plural
die Schlipse
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Schlips
Accusativeden Schlips
Dativedem Schlips
Genitivedes Schlipses
Plural
Nominativedie Schlipse
Accusativedie Schlipse
Dativeden Schlipsen
Genitiveder Schlipse
Usage
- einen Schlips binden — to tie a necktie; Schlips is informal
- jemandem auf den Schlips treten — figuratively, to offend someone or hurt their pride
Zu dem dunklen Anzug trug er einen schmalen Schlips.
He wore a narrow tie with the dark suit.