slu

See also: slư

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Selaru.

Symbol

slu

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Selaru.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Selaru terms

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch sluw, from Low German slu.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

slu (attributive sluwe, comparative sluwer, superlative sluuste)

  1. sly, cunning

Low German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Low German slû, from Proto-Germanic *slūha, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leuǵ (“to crawl, slide”), if the original sense referred to sneaking and sliding.[1] Cognate with German schlau.

Adjective

slu (comparative sluer, superlative slust)

  1. clever, crafty
  2. sly, cunning

Declension

Positive forms of slu
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is slu se is slu dat is slu se sünd slu
partitive een Slus een Slus wat Slus allens Slu
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative slue slue slu slue
oblique sluen slue slu slue
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative de slue de slue dat slue de sluen
oblique den sluen de slue dat slue de sluen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative en slue/sluen en slue en slu/sluet (keen) sluen
oblique en sluen en slue en slu/sluet (keen) sluen
Comparative forms of slu
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is sluer se is sluer dat is sluer se sünd sluer
partitive een sluers een sluers wat sluers allens sluer
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative sluere sluere sluer sluere
oblique sluern sluere sluer sluere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative de sluere de sluere dat sluere de sluern
oblique den sluern de sluere dat sluere de sluern
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative en sluere/slueren en sluere en sluer (keen) sluern
oblique en sluern en sluere en sluer (keen) sluern
Superlative forms of slu
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is de Sluste se is de Sluste dat is dat Sluste se sünd de Slusten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative sluste sluste slust sluste
oblique slusten sluste slust sluste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative de sluste de sluste dat sluste de slusten
oblique den slusten de sluste dat sluste de slusten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative en sluste/slusten en sluste en slust (keen) slusten
oblique en slusten en sluste en slust (keen) slusten
Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: sluw

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “sluw”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʂlʉː/
  • Rhymes: -ʉː

Adjective

slu (indefinite singular slu, definite singular and plural slue, comparative sluere, indefinite superlative sluest, definite superlative slueste)
slu (singular and plural slu, comparative mer slu, superlative mest slu)

  1. sly, cunning

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʂlʉː/
  • Rhymes: -ʉː

Adjective

slu (indefinite singular slu, definite singular and plural slue, comparative sluare, indefinite superlative sluast, definite superlative sluaste)
slu (singular and plural slu, comparative meir slu, superlative mest slu)

  1. sly, cunning
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