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Etymology

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From Dutch sleutel, from Middle Dutch slōtel, sluetel, from Old Dutch *slutil, from Proto-West Germanic *slutil.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈslɪø.təl/
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Noun

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sleutel (plural sleutels, diminutive sleuteltjie)

  1. key (tool for locking and unlocking; something that unlocks)
  2. (music) clef

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Etymology 1

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From 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

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sleutel m (plural sleutels, diminutive sleuteltje n)

  1. A key.
    De sleutel van de autoThe key of the car
    De sleutel tot gelukThe key to happiness
  2. A wrench, a spanner.
  3. (music) A clef.
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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sleutel

  1. inflection of sleutelen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative