Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch sluse, from Old Dutch slūsa, from Late Latin exclūsa, sclūsa (sluice), from exclūsus, form of exclūdō (I shut out, I exclude). Cognate to English sluice.

Noun

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sluis f (plural sluizen, diminutive sluisje n)

  1. sluice, lock
Derived terms
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toponyms
Descendants
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  • German: Schleuse
    • Polish: śluza
    • Silesian: szlojsa
  • Sranan Tongo: sroisi
    • Caribbean Hindustani: soroisi
    • Caribbean Javanese: sorsi

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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sluis

  1. inflection of sluizen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English sluice or French sluice.

Noun

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sluis n (plural sluisuri)

  1. (mining) sluice

Declension

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