slijm

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch slijm, from Old Dutch *slīm, from Proto-Germanic *slīmą. Cognate with German Schleim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slɛi̯m/

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• Hyphenation: slijm
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯m

Noun

slijm m or n (plural slijmen, diminutive slijmpje n)

1. slime
2. mucus (particularly phlegm)

Derived terms

• slijmbal
• slijmen
• slijmerig
• slijmhoest
• slijmvis
• slijmvlies
• wangslijm

 

Descendants

• Negerhollands: slim
• → Papiamentu: sleim, slijm