Schleek

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German slecko, from Proto-West Germanic *slikkō. Cognate with Dutch slak. The expected form would be Schleck (attested dialectally). The long vowel possibly through confluence with Old High German snagil, which would yield Luxembourgish *Schneel and survives as such in parts of Moselle Franconian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃleːk]
• Rhymes: -eːk

Noun

Schleek m (plural Schleeken, diminutive Schleekchen)

1. snail, slug