Schluff

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sluf (“slipping out”), from the root of schlüpfen (“to slip”).

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Noun

Schluff m (strong, genitive Schluffes or Schluffs, plural Schluffe or Schlüffe)

  1. (geology) silt (fine earth deposited by water)
    Synonym: Silt
    Coordinate terms: Sand, Ton
    Lehm ist eine Mischung aus Sand, Schluff und Ton.
    Loam is a mixture of sand, silt and clay.

Declension

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