slinka

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See also: sliņķa, slinkā, ślinka, and ślinką

Latvian

Adjective

slinka

  1. inflection of slinks:
    1. genitive singular masculine
    2. nominative singular feminine

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish slinka, from Middle Low German slinken, from Old Saxon *slinkan, from Proto-West Germanic *slinkan, from Proto-Germanic *slinkaną. The noun is derived from the verb.

Noun

slinka c

  1. a slut, a bitch, a prostitute

Declension

Declension of slinka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative slinka slinkan slinkor slinkorna
Genitive slinkas slinkans slinkors slinkornas

Synonyms

Verb

slinka (present slinker, preterite slank, supine slunkit, imperative slink)

  1. to slip, to slink, to move without control, to move quickly and silently to somewhere
    Illern slank in under soffan
    The ferret slipped in under the couch
    Han slank in i köket och åt en kaka medan de var ute och hämtade posten
    He slipped into the kitchen and ate a cookie while they were out getting the mail
    Den ena supen efter den andra slank ner i deras halsar
    One drink after the other slipped down their throats
    • 1937, Larry Morey, “The Dwarf's Yodel Song (The Silly Song)”, in Snow White, Disney:
      Jag fångade en räv en dag, men räven slank ur näven. Fast lika glad för det är jag, men gladast är nog räven.
      "I caught a fox one day, but the fox slipped out of my fist. But I'm just as happy still, but happiest is probably the fox."
      I chased a polecat up a tree, Way out on upon a limb, And when he got the best of me, I got the worst of him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of slinka (class 3 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive slinka —
Supine slunkit —
Imperative slink —
Imper. plural1 slinken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative slinker slank — —
Ind. plural1 slinka slunko — —
Subjunctive2 slinke slunke — —
Participles
Present participle slinkande
Past participle slunken
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

  • slinta (“slip so as to (nearly) have an accident”)

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