sleutel
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch sleutel, from Middle Dutch slōtel, sluetel, from Old Dutch *slutil, from Proto-West Germanic *slutil.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsleutel (plural sleutels, diminutive sleuteltjie)
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch slōtel, sluetel, from Old Dutch *slutil, from Proto-West Germanic *slutil, which is derived from *sleutan (“to close”). Equivalent to sluiten + -el.
Noun
editsleutel m (plural sleutels, diminutive sleuteltje n)
- a key
- De sleutel van de auto ― The key of the car
- De sleutel tot geluk ― The key to happiness
- a wrench, a spanner
- (music) a clef
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: sleutel
- Berbice Creole Dutch: slotro, slutro
- Negerhollands: sleuter, sleetel
- → Lokono: shilotoro
- → Aukan: sooto
- → Saramaccan: sòotó
- → Sranan Tongo: sroto, slotto
- → Warao: sidyotóre, sidiotore
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editsleutel
- inflection of sleutelen:
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