slu

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

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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

• klook
• plietsch
• ansläägsch
• verstännig
• nümig
• klüftig
• glau
• dann
• slusohrig
• slau

Derived terms

• slau
• Sluheit

Descendants

• → Dutch: sluw
  • Afrikaans: slu

References

1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “sluw”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

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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