slank
See also: šlank
English
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /slæŋk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æŋk
Verb
editslank
- (rare) simple past and past participle of slink
- a. 1913 (published 1934), Frederick William Rolfe, The desire and pursuit of the whole
- So, when priests slank up to him, he civilly warned them off: if they merited kindness and persisted, he gave them double […]
- a. 1913 (published 1934), Frederick William Rolfe, The desire and pursuit of the whole
Anagrams
editAfrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch slank, from Middle Dutch slanc.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editslank (attributive slank, comparative slanker, superlative slankste)
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch slanc, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *slinkaną (“to crawl, creep”). Compare German schlank.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editslank (comparative slanker, superlative slankst)
Declension
editDeclension of slank | ||||
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uninflected | slank | |||
inflected | slanke | |||
comparative | slanker | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | slank | slanker | het slankst het slankste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | slanke | slankere | slankste |
n. sing. | slank | slanker | slankste | |
plural | slanke | slankere | slankste | |
definite | slanke | slankere | slankste | |
partitive | slanks | slankers | — |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: slank
Indonesian
editEtymology
editModified from English spelling "slang", except "ng" is a single letter and nasal
Pronunciation
editNoun
editslank
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editAdjective
editslank (neuter singular slankt, definite singular and plural slanke, comparative slankere, indefinite superlative slankest, definite superlative slankeste)
References
edit- “slank” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editAdjective
editslank (neuter singular slankt, definite singular and plural slanke, comparative slankare, indefinite plural slankast, definite plural slankaste)
References
edit- “slank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Adjective
editslank (comparative slankare, superlative slankast)
Declension
editInflection of slank | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | slank | slankare | slankast |
Neuter singular | slankt | slankare | slankast |
Plural | slanka | slankare | slankast |
Masculine plural3 | slanke | slankare | slankast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | slanke | slankare | slankaste |
All | slanka | slankare | slankaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Verb
editslank
- past indicative of slinka
References
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