sloot

English

Noun

sloot (plural sloots)

1. (South Africa) A ditch.

Anagrams

• loots, lotos, sotol, stool, tools, tosol

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sloːt/

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch slote, sloot, from Old Dutch *slōt, from Proto-Germanic *slautaz.

Noun

sloot f (plural sloten, diminutive slootje n)

1. ditch, trench

Synonyms

• greppel

Derived terms

• slootwater
• in zeven sloten tegelijk lopen
• geen oude koeien uit de sloot halen
• met de hakken over de sloot

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sloot

1. (deprecated template usage) singular past indicative of sluiten

Anagrams

• loost