slu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "slu"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Selaru.

Symbol

slu

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Selaru.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Selaru terms

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch sluw, from Low German slu.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

slu (attributive sluwe, comparative sluwer, superlative sluuste)

1. sly, cunning

Low German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Low German slû, from Proto-Germanic *slūha, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leuǵ (“to crawl, slide”), if the original sense referred to sneaking and sliding. Cognate with German schlau.

Adjective

slu (comparative sluer, superlative slust)

1. clever, crafty
2. sly, cunning

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.

Synonyms

• ansläägsch
• dann
• glau
• klook
• klüftig
• nümig
• plietsch
• slau
• slusohrig
• verstännig

Derived terms

• slau
• Sluheit

Descendants

• → Dutch: sluw
  • Afrikaans: slu

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʂlʉː/
• Rhymes: -ʉː

Adjective

slu (indefinite singular slu, definite singular and plural slue, comparative sluere, indefinite superlative sluest, definite superlative slueste)
slu (singular and plural slu, comparative mer slu, superlative mest slu)

1. sly, cunning

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʂlʉː/
• Rhymes: -ʉː

Adjective

slu (indefinite singular slu, definite singular and plural slue, comparative sluare, indefinite superlative sluast, definite superlative sluaste)
slu (singular and plural slu, comparative meir slu, superlative mest slu)

1. sly, cunning