sluw

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German slu. Attested since the late 18th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slyu̯/
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  • Hyphenation: sluw
  • Rhymes: -yu̯

Adjective

sluw (comparative sluwer, superlative sluwst)

  1. sly, cunning

Inflection

Inflection of sluw
uninflected sluw
inflected sluwe
comparative sluwer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial sluwsluwerhet sluwst
het sluwste
indefinite m./f. sing. sluwesluweresluwste
n. sing. sluwsluwersluwste
plural sluwesluweresluwste
definite sluwesluweresluwste
partitive sluwssluwers

Derived terms

  • sluwaard
  • sluwerd
  • sluwe vos
  • sluwheid
  • sluwig

Descendants

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