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See also: šlank
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /slæŋk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æŋk
Verb[edit]
slank
- (rare) simple past and past participle of slink
- a. 1913 (published 1934), Frederick William Rolfe, The desire and pursuit of the whole
- So, when priests slank up to him, he civilly warned them off: if they merited kindness and persisted, he gave them double […]
- a. 1913 (published 1934), Frederick William Rolfe, The desire and pursuit of the whole
Anagrams[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch slank, from Middle Dutch slanc.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
slank (attributive slank, comparative slanker, superlative slankste)
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch slanc, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *slinkaną (“to crawl, creep”). Compare German schlank.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
slank (comparative slanker, superlative slankst)
Inflection[edit]
Declension of slank | ||||
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uninflected | slank | |||
inflected | slanke | |||
comparative | slanker | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | slank | slanker | het slankst het slankste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | slanke | slankere | slankste |
n. sing. | slank | slanker | slankste | |
plural | slanke | slankere | slankste | |
definite | slanke | slankere | slankste | |
partitive | slanks | slankers | — |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: slank
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Modified from English spelling "slang", except "ng" is a single letter and nasal
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
slank
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
slank (neuter singular slankt, definite singular and plural slanke, comparative slankere, indefinite superlative slankest, definite superlative slankeste)
References[edit]
- “slank” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
slank (neuter singular slankt, definite singular and plural slanke, comparative slankare, indefinite plural slankast, definite plural slankaste)
References[edit]
- “slank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Adjective[edit]
slank (comparative slankare, superlative slankast)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of slank | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | slank | slankare | slankast |
Neuter singular | slankt | slankare | slankast |
Plural | slanka | slankare | slankast |
Masculine plural3 | slanke | slankare | slankast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | slanke | slankare | slankaste |
All | slanka | slankare | slankaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Verb[edit]
slank
- past indicative of slinka
References[edit]
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