sleutel

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Etymology

From Dutch sleutel, from Middle Dutch slōtel, sluetel, from Old Dutch *slutil, from Proto-Germanic *slutilaz.

Noun

sleutel (plural sleutels, diminutive sleuteltjie)

  1. key (tool for locking and unlocking; something that unlocks)
  2. (music) clef

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsløː.təl/
  • Hyphenation: sleu‧tel
  • Rhymes: -øːtəl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch slōtel, sluetel, from Old Dutch *slutil, from Proto-Germanic *slutilaz, which is derived from *sleutaną (“to close”) (modern sluiten).

Noun

sleutel m (plural sleutels, diminutive sleuteltje n)

  1. key
    De sleutel van de auto - The key of the car
    De sleutel tot geluk - The key to happiness
  2. wrench
  3. (music) clef
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

sleutel

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sleutelen
  2. imperative of sleutelen
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