Schluff
German
Etymology
From Middle High German sluf.
Noun
Schluff m (genitive Schluffes, plural Schluffe or Schlüffe)
- (geology) silt (fine earth deposited by water)
- Synonym: Silt
- Coordinate terms: Sand, Ton
- Lehm ist eine Mischung aus Sand, Schluff und Ton.
- Loam is a mixture of sand, silt and clay.
Declension
Declension of Schluff
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schluff | die | Schlüffe |
| genitive | eines | des | Schluffes, Schluffs | der | Schlüffe |
| dative | einem | dem | Schluff, Schluffe1 | den | Schlüffen |
| accusative | einen | den | Schluff | die | Schlüffe |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Further reading
- Schluff in Duden online
