slank

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -æŋk

Verb

slank

simple past tense and past participle of slink
- Frederick William Rolfe, The desire and pursuit of the whole
  So, when priests slank up to him, he civilly warned them off: if they merited kindness and persisted, he gave them double […]

Anagrams

Lanks, lanks

Dutch

Etymology

Compare German schlank.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

slank (comparative slanker, superlative slankst)

slender, slim

Inflection

Inflection of slank
uninflected	slank
inflected	slanke
comparative	slanker
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		slank	slanker	het slankst het slankste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	slanke	slankere	slankste
	n. sing.	slank	slanker	slankste
	plural	slanke	slankere	slankste
definite		slanke	slankere	slankste
partitive		slanks	slankers	—

Derived terms

afslanken

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German schlank

Adjective

slank (neuter singular slankt, definite singular and plural slanke, comparative slankere, indefinite superlative slankest, definite superlative slankeste)

slender, slim

References

“slank” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German schlank

Adjective

slank (neuter singular slankt, definite singular and plural slanke, comparative slankare, indefinite plural slankast, definite plural slankaste)

slender, slim

References

“slank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Adjective

slank (comparative slankare, superlative slankast)

slender

Verb

slank

past tense of slinka.

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