slank
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slæŋk/
Audio (RP) (file) - Rhymes: -æŋk
Verb
slank
- (rare) simple past tense and past participle of slink
- a. 1913 (published 1934), Frederick William Rolfe, The desire and pursuit of the whole
- So, when priests slank up to him, he civilly warned them off: if they merited kindness and persisted, he gave them double […]
- a. 1913 (published 1934), Frederick William Rolfe, The desire and pursuit of the whole
Anagrams
- Lanks, lanks
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch slank, from Middle Dutch slanc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slaŋk/
Adjective
slank (attributive slank, comparative slanker, superlative slankste)
- slender, slim
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch slanc, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *slinkaną (“to crawl, creep”). Compare German schlank.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slɑŋk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: slank
- Rhymes: -ɑŋk
Adjective
slank (comparative slanker, superlative slankst)
- slender, slim
Inflection
| Inflection of slank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | slank | |||
| inflected | slanke | |||
| comparative | slanker | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | slank | slanker | het slankst het slankste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | slanke | slankere | slankste |
| n. sing. | slank | slanker | slankste | |
| plural | slanke | slankere | slankste | |
| definite | slanke | slankere | slankste | |
| partitive | slanks | slankers | — | |
Derived terms
- afslanken
- slankheid
Descendants
- Afrikaans: slank
Indonesian
Etymology
Modified from English spelling "slang", except "ng" is a single letter and nasal
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slɑŋk/
- Hyphenation: slank
- Rhymes: -ɑŋk
Noun
slank
- slang
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German schlank.
Adjective
slank (neuter singular slankt, definite singular and plural slanke, comparative slankere, indefinite superlative slankest, definite superlative slankeste)
- slender, slim
References
- “slank” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German schlank.
Adjective
slank (neuter singular slankt, definite singular and plural slanke, comparative slankare, indefinite plural slankast, definite plural slankaste)
- slender, slim
References
- “slank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From German schlank (“slim”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
slank (comparative slankare, superlative slankast)
- slender
- Synonym: smärt
Declension
| Inflection of slank | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | slank | slankare | slankast |
| Neuter singular | slankt | slankare | slankast |
| Plural | slanka | slankare | slankast |
| Masculine plural3 | slanke | slankare | slankast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | slanke | slankare | slankaste |
| All | slanka | slankare | slankaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Verb
slank
- past tense of slinka.
References
- slank in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- slank in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- slank in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)