vlug
Afrikaans
Etymology 1
From Dutch vlug.
Adjective
vlug (attributive vlugge, comparative vlugger, superlative vlugste)
- quick; swift
- (of movement) brisk; expeditious
- (of cognitive ability) sharp; quick-witted
Adverb
vlug
- quickly; briskly
Etymology 2
From Dutch vlucht, from Old Dutch *fluht, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiz.
Noun
vlug (plural vlugte, diminutive vluggie)
- flight; the journey of an aircraft
- Ek het die vlug na Parys verpas.
- I missed the flight to Paris.
- flight; escape; the act of fleeing
- Die rowers was kort na hulle vlug uit Pretoria betrap.
- The robbers were caught shortly after their escape from Pretoria.
Derived terms
- doelvlug
- doodsvlug
- rondvlug
- vlugbal
- vlugflou
- vluglees
- vlugoord
- vlugtam
- vlugteling
- vlugtig
- vlugvoos
Related terms
- vlieg
Verb
vlug (present vlug, present participle vlugtende, past participle gevlug)
- to flee; to run away
- to escape
Synonyms
- (to escape): ontsnap
- (to flee): weghardloop
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *awa-luga, a prefixal derivative of Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”). Cognate to Greek λυγίζω (lygízo), Old Norse lykna (“to bend knees”), Lithuanian lùgnas (“flexible”)[1].
Noun
vlug m (indefinite plural vlugje, definite singular vlugu, definite plural vlugjet)
- prime (of life), peak
Related terms
- vrull
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 512
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ʏx
Adjective
vlug (comparative vlugger, superlative vlugst)
- quick, fast
Inflection
| Inflection of vlug | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | vlug | |||
| inflected | vlugge | |||
| comparative | vlugger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | vlug | vlugger | het vlugst het vlugste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | vlugge | vluggere | vlugste |
| n. sing. | vlug | vlugger | vlugste | |
| plural | vlugge | vluggere | vlugste | |
| definite | vlugge | vluggere | vlugste | |
| partitive | vlugs | vluggers | — | |