sløjfe
Danish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom German Schleife (“loop, tie”), older Schläufe, Schlaufe. The German word has also been borrowed to Norwegian sløyfe.
Noun
editsløjfe c (singular definite sløjfen, plural indefinite sløjfer)
Declension
editDeclension of sløjfe
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | sløjfe | sløjfen | sløjfer | sløjferne |
genitive | sløjfes | sløjfens | sløjfers | sløjfernes |
Etymology 2
editFrom Middle Low German slêpen (“to drag, slight”), from Old Saxon *slēpian, from Proto-West Germanic *slaipijan.
Verb
editsløjfe (imperative sløjf, infinitive at sløjfe, present tense sløjfer, past tense sløjfede, perfect tense har sløjfet)
- to demolish
- to leave out, omit
- to discontinue, abolish
Conjugation
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- Danish terms derived from Old Saxon
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