sluis

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sluse, from Old Dutch slūsa, from Late Latin exclūsa, sclūsa (“sluice”), from exclūsus, form of exclūdō (“I shut out, I exclude”). Cognate to English sluice.

Noun

sluis f (plural sluizen, diminutive sluisje n)

  1. sluice, lock
Derived terms
toponyms
Descendants
  • → German: Schleuse
    • → Polish: śluza
    • → Silesian: szlojsa
  • → Sranan Tongo: sroisi
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: soroisi
    • → Caribbean Javanese: sorsi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sluis

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English sluice or French sluice.

Noun

sluis n (plural sluisuri)

  1. (mining) sluice

Declension

Declension of sluis
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) sluis sluisul (niște) sluisuri sluisurile
genitive/dative (unui) sluis sluisului (unor) sluisuri sluisurilor
vocative sluisule sluisurilor
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