From Dutch slak, from Middle Dutch slecke, slacke, from Old Dutch , from Proto-Germanic *slikkō.
slak (plural slakke)
From Middle Dutch slecke, slacke, from Old Dutch *slekki (attested in personal names), from Proto-Germanic *slikkō, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sliǵ-ōn, from *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”). Cognate with Luxembourgish Schleek, German Low German Slacke, Slack (“snail”).
slak f or m (plural slakken, diminutive slakje n)
From Middle Low German slagge, whence also German Schlacke, English slag. See the latter.
slak f (plural slakken)
slak (masculine and feminine slak, neuter slakt, definite singular and plural slake, comparative slakere, indefinite superlative slakest, definite superlative slakeste)
slak (neuter slakt, definite singular and plural slake, comparative slakare, indefinite superlative slakast, definite superlative slakaste)
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъvolkъ.
slȃk m (Cyrillic spelling сла̑к)
Inherited from Old Swedish slaker, from Old Norse slakr, from Proto-Germanic *slakaz.
slak (comparative slakare, superlative slakast)
Inflection of slak | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | slak | slakare | slakast |
Neuter singular | slakt | slakare | slakast |
Plural | slaka | slakare | slakast |
Masculine plural3 | slake | slakare | slakast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | slake | slakare | slakaste |
All | slaka | slakare | slakaste |
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 |
From Proto-Germanic *slikkō, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sliǵ-ōn, from *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”).
slak c (plural slakken, diminutive slakje)