sleat

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian slāt, from Proto-West Germanic *slaut.

Pronunciation

Noun

sleat c (plural sleatten, diminutive sleatsje)

  1. ditch, small and narrow artificial waterway

Further reading

  • sleat”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011