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Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
sliper
- present of slipe
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
sliper
- present of slipe
Welsh
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English slipper.
Pronunciation
Noun
sliper f (plural slipers or sliperi or sliperau, diminutive slipren, not mutable)
- slipper
- (engineering) slipper (braking device)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English sleeper.
Noun
sliper m or f (plural slipers or sliperi or sliperau, diminutive slipren, not mutable)
- (rail transport) railway sleeper, railroad tie
- Synonyms: slipan, trawst
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sliper”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies