vlug
Afrikaans edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
vlug (attributive vlugge, comparative vlugger, superlative vlugste)
- quick; swift
- (of movement) brisk; expeditious
- (of cognitive ability) sharp; quick-witted
Adverb edit
vlug
Etymology 2 edit
From Dutch vlucht, from Old Dutch *fluht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti.
Noun edit
vlug (plural vlugte, diminutive vluggie)
- flight; the journey of an aircraft
- Ek het die vlug na Parys verpas.
- I missed the flight to Paris.
- flight; escape; the act of fleeing
- Die rowers was kort na hulle vlug uit Pretoria betrap.
- The robbers were caught shortly after their escape from Pretoria.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Verb edit
vlug (present vlug, present participle vlugtende, past participle gevlug)
Synonyms edit
- (to escape): ontsnap
- (to flee): weghardloop
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Albanian *awa-luga, a prefixal derivative of Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”). Cognate to Greek λυγίζω (lygízo), Old Norse lykna (“to bend knees”), Lithuanian lùgnas (“flexible”).[1]
Noun edit
vlug m (plural vlugje, definite vlugu, definite plural vlugjet)
Declension edit
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vlug”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 512
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *flugjaz, related to *fleuganą (“to fly”), whence Dutch vliegen. Cognate with Low German vlügge, German flügge (“full-fledged”). Compare also German flugs (“quickly”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
vlug (comparative vlugger, superlative vlugst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of vlug | ||||
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uninflected | vlug | |||
inflected | vlugge | |||
comparative | vlugger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | vlug | vlugger | het vlugst het vlugste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | vlugge | vluggere | vlugste |
n. sing. | vlug | vlugger | vlugste | |
plural | vlugge | vluggere | vlugste | |
definite | vlugge | vluggere | vlugste | |
partitive | vlugs | vluggers | — |
Derived terms edit
- vliegensvlug (“very quick”)
- vliegvlug (“full-fledged”)
- vlugheid (“speed, quickness”)