sloof
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sloːf/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: sloof
- Rhymes: -oːf
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch slove, sloof, from or related to Proto-West Germanic *slaubjōn, from Proto-Germanic *slaubijōną (“to slip into”), perhaps related to *sleupaną (“to slip, glide, sneak”).[1]
Noun
sloof f (plural sloven, diminutive sloofje n)
- apron, especially an artisan's or food worker's apron
Etymology 2
From sloven.
Noun
sloof f (plural sloven, diminutive sloofje n)
- A hard-working woman doing domestic work; e.g. a maid or housewife.
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “sloof”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute