slik

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Etymology 1

A verbal noun from slikke.

Noun

slik n (singular definite slikket, plural indefinite slik)

  1. candy, sweet

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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German slec (“delicacy”), derived from the verb slikke. Cf. also Swedish slick and German Schleck.

Noun

slik c (uninflected)

  1. peanuts; a small amount of money
    Han købte gården for en slik i firserne.
    He bought the farm for peanuts in the eighties.

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Etymology 3

Borrowed from Middle Low German slik, slīk, derived from the verb slīken (“to slide”), from Proto-Germanic *slīkaną. Cf. also Dutch slijk (“mud”) and German Schlick (“silt”).

Noun

slik c (singular definite slikken, not used in plural form)

  1. silt

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Etymology 4

Verb

slik

  1. imperative of slikke

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Verb

slik

  1. inflection of slikken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse slíkr.

Pronunciation

Determiner

slik (neuter singular slikt, plural slike)

  1. such

Adverb

slik

  1. like this; thus

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse slíkr.

Pronunciation

Determiner

slik m or f (neuter slikt, plural slike)

  1. such
    Slikt har me ikkje.
    We don't have such items.

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Adverb

slik

  1. like this; thus
    Me ser det ikkje slik.
    We do not view it like that.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish slīker, from Old Norse slíkr, from Proto-Germanic *swalīkaz.

Adjective

slik (not comparable)

  1. (dated) such, like that
    Jag har aldrig sett en slik en tidigare
    I've never seen one like that before
    Slika krav borde gälla för alla
    Such requirements should apply to everyone

Declension

Inflection of slik
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular slik — —
Neuter singular slikt — —
Plural slika — —
Masculine plural3 slike — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 slike — —
All slika — —
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

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