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/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Schlä‧fe

Noun

Schläfe f (genitive Schläfe, plural Schläfen)

temple (region of skull)

Declension

Declension of Schläfe

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schläfe	die	Schläfen
genitive	einer	der	Schläfe	der	Schläfen
dative	einer	der	Schläfe	den	Schläfen
accusative	eine	die	Schläfe	die	Schläfen

Further reading

Schläfe in Duden online

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