slu
Low German
Etymology
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.
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
- klook
- plietsch
- ansläägsch
- verstännig
- nümig
- klüftig
- glau
- dann
- slusohrig
- slau
Derived terms
- slau
- Sluheit
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “sluw”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Norwegian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʂlʉː/
- Rhymes: -ʉː
Inflection
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Inflection of slu
Bokmål | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | ||||
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Masculine singular | slu | slue | Comparative | sluere | Superlative | sluest | slueste | |
Feminine singular | slu | slue | ||||||
Neuter singular | slu | slue | ||||||
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Nynorsk | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | ||||
Masculine singular | slu | slue | Comparative | sluare | Superlative | sluast | sluaste | |
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slue | ||||||
Neuter singular | slu | slue | ||||||
Plural | slue | slue |
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