slof

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See also: śłöf

Danish

Etymology

From German Schlaf (“sleep”), borrowed in the sense of "sleeping mate."

Noun

slof c (singular definite sloffen, plural indefinite sloffer)

  1. roommate

Declension

Declension of slof
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative slof sloffen sloffer slofferne
genitive slofs sloffens sloffers sloffernes

Synonyms

References

“slof” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔf

Etymology 1

Probably form the verb sloven, which originally meant “to glide, to push”. Compare regional German Schluffen (“slipper”).

Noun

slof m (plural sloffen, diminutive slofje n)

  1. house or bedroom slipper (shoe)
Descendants
  • Petjo: slof
  • → Caribbean Javanese: selop
  • → Indonesian: selop (“slipper”), slof (“cigarette carton”)
  • → Papiamentu: slòf, slof

Etymology 2

Verb

slof

  1. inflection of sloffen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch slof (“carton”). Doublet of selop.

Pronunciation

Noun

slof (uncountable)

  1. carton of 5, 10, or 20 cigarette pack.

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