slu
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch sluw, from Low German slu.
Adjective
slu (attributive sluwe, comparative sluwer, superlative sluuste)
Low German
Etymology
Cognate with English sly, German schlau.
Adjective
slu (comparative sluer, superlative slust)
Declension
Positive forms of slu
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | he is slu | se is slu | dat is slu | se sünd slu | |
| partitive | een Slus | een Slus | wat Slus | allens Slu | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | slue | slue | slu | slue |
| oblique | sluen | slue | slu | slue | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de slue | de slue | dat slue | de sluen |
| oblique | den sluen | de slue | dat slue | de sluen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en slue/sluen | en slue | en slu/sluet | (keen) sluen |
| oblique | en sluen | en slue | en slu/sluet | (keen) sluen | |
Comparative forms of slu
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | he is sluer | se is sluer | dat is sluer | se sünd sluer | |
| partitive | een sluers | een sluers | wat sluers | allens sluer | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | sluere | sluere | sluer | sluere |
| oblique | sluern | sluere | sluer | sluere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de sluere | de sluere | dat sluere | de sluern |
| oblique | den sluern | de sluere | dat sluere | de sluern | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en sluere/slueren | en sluere | en sluer | (keen) sluern |
| oblique | en sluern | en sluere | en sluer | (keen) sluern | |
Superlative forms of slu
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | he is de Sluste | se is de Sluste | dat is dat Sluste | se sünd de Slusten | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | sluste | sluste | slust | sluste |
| oblique | slusten | sluste | slust | sluste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de sluste | de sluste | dat sluste | de slusten |
| oblique | den slusten | de sluste | dat sluste | de slusten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en sluste/slusten | en sluste | en slust | (keen) slusten |
| oblique | en slusten | en sluste | en slust | (keen) slusten | |
Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.
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Descendants
Norwegian
Pronunciation
Adjective
slu
Inflection
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Inflection of slu
| Bokmål | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine singular | slu | slue | Comparative | sluere | Superlative | sluest | slueste | |
| Feminine singular | slu | slue | ||||||
| Neuter singular | slu | slue | ||||||
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| Nynorsk | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | ||||
| Masculine singular | slu | slue | Comparative | sluare | Superlative | sluast | sluaste | |
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slue | ||||||
| Neuter singular | slu | slue | ||||||
| Plural | slue | slue |