vlug

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch vlug.

Adjective

vlug (attributive vlugge, comparative vlugger, superlative vlugste)

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

Adverb

vlug

1. quickly; briskly

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• doelvlug
• doodsvlug
• rondvlug
• vlugbal
• vlugflou
• vluglees
• vlugoord
• vlugtam
• vlugteling
• vlugtig
• vlugvoos

 

Related terms

• vlieg

Verb

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

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

Synonyms

• (to escape): ontsnap
• (to flee): weghardloop

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Albanian

Etymology

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”).

Noun

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

1. prime (of life), peak

Related terms

• vrull

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ʏx

Adjective

vlug (comparative vlugger, superlative vlugst)

1. quick, fast

Inflection

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	—