sloot

English

Noun

sloot (plural sloots)

(South Africa) A ditch.

Anagrams

loots, lotos, sotol, stool, tools, tosol

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sloːt/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch slote, sloot, from Old Dutch *slōt, from Proto-Germanic *slautaz.

Noun

sloot f (plural sloten, diminutive slootje n)

ditch, trench

Synonyms

greppel

Derived terms

slootwater
in zeven sloten tegelijk lopen
geen oude koeien uit de sloot halen
met de hakken over de sloot

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

sloot

singular past indicative of sluiten

Anagrams

loost

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