slu

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

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

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: sluw

References

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

Norwegian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʂlʉː/
  • Rhymes: -ʉː

Adjective

slu

  1. sly, cunning

Inflection

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