vlug

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Afrikaans

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch vlug.

Adjective

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vlug (attributive vlugge, comparative vlugger, superlative vlugste)

  1. quick; swift
  2. (of movement) brisk; expeditious
  3. (of cognitive ability) sharp; quick-witted

Adverb

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vlug

  1. quickly; briskly

Etymology 2

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From Dutch vlucht, from Old Dutch *fluht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti.

Noun

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vlug (plural vlugte, diminutive vluggie)

  1. flight; the journey of an aircraft
    Ek het die vlug na Parys verpas.
    I missed the flight to Paris.
  2. flight; escape; the act of fleeing
    Die rowers was kort na hulle vlug uit Pretoria betrap.
    The robbers were caught shortly after their escape from Pretoria.
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Verb

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vlug (present vlug, present participle vlugtende, past participle gevlug)

  1. to flee; to run away
  2. to escape
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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *awa-luga, a prefixal derivative of Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (to bend). Cognate to Greek λυγίζω (lygízo), Old Norse lykna (to bend knees), Lithuanian lùgnas (flexible).[1]

Noun

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vlug m (plural vlugje, definite vlugu, definite plural vlugjet)

  1. prime (of life), peak

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vlug”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 512

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *flugjaz, related to *fleuganą (to fly), whence Dutch vliegen. Cognate with Low German vlügge, German flügge (full-fledged). Compare also German flugs (quickly).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ʏx

Adjective

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vlug (comparative vlugger, superlative vlugst)

  1. quick, fast
    Synonyms: snel, rap, rad, kwiek, gezwind, ras

Declension

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Declension of vlug
uninflected vlug
inflected vlugge
comparative vlugger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vlug vlugger het vlugst
het vlugste
indefinite m./f. sing. vlugge vluggere vlugste
n. sing. vlug vlugger vlugste
plural vlugge vluggere vlugste
definite vlugge vluggere vlugste
partitive vlugs vluggers

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: vlug
  • Javindo: flug
  • Petjo: vlug-vlug