slof

Danish

Etymology

From German Schlaf (“sleep”), borrowed in the sense of "sleeping mate."

Noun

slof c (singular definite sloffen, plural indefinite sloffer)

1. roommate

Declension

Declension of slof

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	slof	sloffen	sloffer	slofferne
genitive	slofs	sloffens	sloffers	sloffernes

Synonyms

• bofælle
• kontubernal
• roomie
• roommate
• sambo
• sovekammerat

References

“slof” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɔf

Etymology 1

Probably form the verb sloven, which originally meant “to glide, to push”. Compare regional German Schluffen (“slipper”).

Noun

slof m (plural sloffen, diminutive slofje n)

1. house or bedroom slipper (shoe)

Descendants

• Petjo: slof
• → Caribbean Javanese: selop
• → Indonesian: selop (“slipper”), slof (“cigarette carton”)
• → Papiamentu: slòf, slof

Etymology 2

Verb

slof

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

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch slof (“carton”). Doublet of selop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈslɔf]
• Hyphenation: slof

Noun

slof (first-person possessive slofku, second-person possessive slofmu, third-person possessive slofnya)

1. carton of 5, 10, or 20 cigarette pack.

Further reading

• “slof” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.