vlug

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch vlug.

Adjective

vlug (attributive vlugge, comparative vlugger, superlative vlugste)

1. quick; swift
2. (of movement) brisk; expeditious
3. (of cognitive ability) sharp; quick-witted

Adverb

vlug

1. quickly; briskly

Etymology 2

From Dutch vlucht, from Old Dutch *fluht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti.

Noun

vlug (plural vlugte, diminutive vluggie)

1. flight; the journey of an aircraft

   Ek het die vlug na Parys verpas.

   I missed the flight to Paris.

2. 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

• doelvlug
• doodsvlug
• rondvlug
• vlugbal
• vlugflou
• vluglees
• vlugoord
• vlugtam
• vlugteling
• vlugtig
• vlugvoos

 

Related terms

• vlieg

Verb

vlug (present vlug, present participle vlugtende, past participle gevlug)

1. to flee; to run away
2. to escape

Synonyms

• (to escape): ontsnap
• (to flee): weghardloop

Albanian

Etymology

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”).

Noun

vlug m (plural vlugje, definite vlugu, definite plural vlugjet)

1. prime (of life), peak

Declension

Declension of vlug

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	vlug	vlugje	vlugu	vlugjet
accusative			vlugun
dative	vlugu	vlugjeve	vlugut	vlugjeve
ablative		vlugjesh

Dutch

Etymology

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

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• Rhymes: -ʏx

Adjective

vlug (comparative vlugger, superlative vlugst)

1. quick, fast

   Synonyms: snel, rap, rad, kwiek, gezwind, ras

Inflection

Declension of vlug
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

• vliegensvlug (“very quick”)
• vliegvlug (“full-fledged”)
• vlugheid (“speed, quickness”)

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vlug
• Javindo: flug
• Petjo: vlug-vlug