sloot

English

Noun

sloot (plural sloots)

(South Africa) A ditch.

Anagrams

loots, lotos, sotol, stool, tools, tosol

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sloːt/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch slote, sloot, from Old Dutch *slōt, from Proto-Germanic *slautaz.

Noun

sloot f (plural sloten, diminutive slootje n)

ditch, trench

Synonyms

greppel

Derived terms

slootwater
in zeven sloten tegelijk lopen
geen oude koeien uit de sloot halen

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

sloot

singular past indicative of sluiten

Anagrams

loost

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