slank

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æŋk

Verb

slank

1. simple past and past participle of slink
   • 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 […]

Anagrams

• Lanks, lanks

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch slank, from Middle Dutch slanc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slaŋk/

Adjective

slank (attributive slank, comparative slanker, superlative slankste)

1. slender, slim

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch slanc. Compare German schlank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slɑŋk/

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• Hyphenation: slank
• Rhymes: -ɑŋk

Adjective

slank (comparative slanker, superlative slankst)

1. slender, slim

Inflection

Declension of slank
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

• afslanken
• slankheid

Descendants

• Afrikaans: slank

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German schlank

Adjective

slank (neuter singular slankt, definite singular and plural slanke, comparative slankere, indefinite superlative slankest, definite superlative slankeste)

1. slender, slim

References

• “slank” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German schlank

Adjective

slank (neuter singular slankt, definite singular and plural slanke, comparative slankare, indefinite plural slankast, definite plural slankaste)

1. slender, slim

References

• “slank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

slank (comparative slankare, superlative slankast)

1. slender

Verb

slank

1. (deprecated template usage) past tense of slinka.