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
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 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 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 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

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
    Inflection of slu
Bokmål Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Masculine singular slu slue Comparative sluere Superlative sluest slueste
Feminine singular slu slue
Neuter singular slu slue
Plural slue slue
Nynorsk Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Masculine singular slu slue Comparative sluare Superlative sluast sluaste
Feminine singular slu slue
Neuter singular slu slue
Plural slue slue
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