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Webster 1913 Edition


Slank

Slank

,
imp.
&
p.
p.
of
Slink
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Slank

SLANK

,
Noun.
A plant. [alga marina.]

Definition 2024


slank

slank

English

Verb

slank

  1. 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 []

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

slank (comparative slanker, superlative slankst)

  1. 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


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German schlank

Adjective

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

  1. slender, slim

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German schlank

Adjective

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

  1. slender, slim

References


Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

slank (comparative slankare, superlative slankast)

  1. slender

Verb

slank

  1. past tense of slinka.