sluta

See also: slúta

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsluta]

Verb

sluta

1. inflection of slout:
   1. feminine singular passive participle
   2. neuter plural passive participle

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Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sleutaną.

Verb

slūta

1. to lock

Inflection

Conjugation of slūta (strong class 2)

infinitive	slūta
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	slūte	slāt
2nd person singular	slūtest, slūtst	slātest, slātst
3rd person singular	slūteth, slūtth	slāt
plural	slūtath	sleten
subjunctive	present	past
singular	slūte	slete
plural	slūte, slūten	slete, sleten
imperative	present
singular	slūt
plural	slūteth
participle	present	past
	slūtande	esleten, sleten

Descendants

• Saterland Frisian: sluute
• West Frisian: slute

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Serbo-Croatian

Participle

sluta (Cyrillic spelling слута)

1. inflection of sluti:
   1. feminine singular passive past participle
   2. neuter plural passive past participle

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Swedish

Etymology

From Low German sluten (“to lock up, shut”)

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -²ʉːta

Verb

sluta (present slutar, preterite slutade, supine slutat, imperative sluta)

1. to stop (come to an end), to end (come to an end)
2. to quit (e.g. school, a job or a habit)

   Att sluta röka

   To quit smoking

3. to cease doing something

   Sluta skrika!

   Stop screaming!

4. to finish; to have as a result (from a competition)

   Hon slutade på andra plats i tävlingen.

   She finished as runner-up in the competition.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sluta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	sluta		—
Supine	slutat		—
Imperative	sluta		—
Imper. plural1	sluten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	slutar	slutade	—	—
Ind. plural1	sluta	slutade	—	—
Subjunctive2	slute	slutade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	slutande
Past participle	slutad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• (stop): upphöra

Antonyms

• (stop): börja, påbörja
• (quit): börja

Derived terms

• avsluta
• sluta upp

Verb

sluta (present sluter, preterite slöt, supine slutit, imperative slut)

1. to close, to shut; to obstruct an opening
2. to connect the ends of a curve so that it no longer has any beginning nor end
3. (reflexive) to retract within oneself; to reduce one's connections with other people
4. to strike (a deal)

   De slöt en överenskommelse om att fortsätta förhandlingarna.

   They struck a deal about continuing the negotiations.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sluta (class 2 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	sluta		slutas
Supine	slutit		slutits
Imperative	slut		—
Imper. plural1	sluten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	sluter	slöt	sluts, slutes	slöts
Ind. plural1	sluta	slöto	slutas	slötos
Subjunctive2	slute	slöte	slutes	slötes
	Participles
Present participle	slutande
Past participle	sluten
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• (close): stänga
• (retract within oneself): dra sig tillbaka

Antonyms

• (close): öppna, öppna upp
• (retract): öppna sig

Derived terms

• besluta
• försluta
• innesluta
• sammansluten
• sluta fred
• sluta sig samman
• sluta upp
• tillsluta

Anagrams

• lusta, lutas, sulat

Further reading

• sluta in Svensk ordbok.