Schlager

schlagen (“to hit”) +‎ -er, formally a doublet of Schläger. Attested since the late 19th century and thus older than English hit (early 20th century).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃlaːɡɐ/

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Schlager m (strong, genitive Schlagers, plural Schlager)

1. schlager (European music genre)
2. (dated) hit (music or entertainment success)

   Synonyms: Hit, Kassenschlager

• → Bulgarian: шла́гер (šláger)
• → Danish: slager
  • → Faroese: slagari
  • → Icelandic: slagari
• → English: schlager
• → Esperanto: ŝlagro
• → Finnish: iskelmä (calque)
• → Hungarian: sláger
• → Norwegian Bokmål: slager
• → Polish: szlagier
• → Swedish: schlager
• → Romanian: șlagăr
• → Russian: шлягер (šljager)
• → Ukrainian: шля́гер (šljáher)

• “Schlager” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schlager” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Schlager” in Duden online
• Schlager on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de