slaf
Old High German edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *slap-, related to *slēpaną (“to sleep”), whence also Old Norse slappi.
Adjective edit
slaf
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *slāp, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaz, whence also Old Saxon slāp, Old English slǣp.
Noun edit
slāf m
Declension edit
Declension of slāf (masculine a-stem)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | slāf | slāfa |
| accusative | slāf | slāfa |
| genitive | slāfes | slāfo |
| dative | slāfe | slāfum |
| instrumental | slāfu | — |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Middle High German: slāf
References edit
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
Further reading edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Schlaf, from schlafen (“to sleep”). First attested in 1913.
Noun edit
slaf c
- (colloquial) bunk (place to sleep)
Declension edit
| Declension of slaf | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | slaf | slafen | slafar | slafarna |
| Genitive | slafs | slafens | slafars | slafarnas |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Volapük edit
Noun edit
slaf (nominative plural slafs)
Declension edit
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
slaf m (plural slafiaid, not mutable)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “slaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies