Schläk

See also: Schlak

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• sjlek (Veldeke spelling)
• Schläkk (Eupen, spelling)
• Schlak (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, less common form)
  • sjlak (Veldeke spelling)
• Släk, Slak (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Northwest of the Panningen-line)
  • slek, slak (Veldeke spelling)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slikkō. Compare Dutch slak, Luxembourgish Schleek, and German Low German Slacke, Slack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃlɛk˨/
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

Schläk m (plural Schläk, diminutive Schläkske̩) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast of the Panningen-line)

1. snail, slug (any gastropod)