sloep

Dutch

Etymology

Back-formation from sloepen ("to glide"), from Proto-Germanic *slaubjon, from Proto-Indo-European *sleubh- (“to slide, slip”).

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -up

Noun

sloep m, f (plural sloepen, diminutive sloepje n)

(historical) sloop
boat, barge

Synonyms

(boat): boot

Anagrams

slope, spoel

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