Afrikaans

Adjective

vlug ‎(attributive vlugge, comparative vlugger, superlative vlugste)

1. quick; swift
2. (of movement) brisk; expeditious
3. (of cognitive ability) sharp; quick-witted

Adverb

vlug

1. quickly; briskly

Etymology 2

From Dutch vlucht, from Old Dutch *fluht, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiz.

Noun

vlug ‎(plural vlugte, diminutive vluggie)

1. flight; the journey of an aircraft

   Ek het die vlug na Parys verpas.‎

   I missed the flight to Paris.

2. flight; escape; the act of fleeing

   Die rowers was kort na hulle vlug uit Pretoria betrap.‎

   The robbers were caught shortly after their escape from Pretoria.

Derived terms

Related terms

• vlieg

Verb

vlug ‎(present vlug, present participle vlugtende, past participle gevlug)

1. to flee; to run away
2. to escape

Synonyms

• (to escape): ontsnap
• (to flee): weghardloop

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *awa-luga, a prefixal derivative of Proto-Indo-European *lewg- ‎(“to bend”). Cognate to Greek λυγίζω ‎(lygízo), Old Norse lykna ‎(“to bend knees”), Lithuanian lùgnas ‎(“flexible”)^[1].

Noun

vlug m (indefinite plural vlugje, definite singular vlugu, definite plural vlugjet)

1. prime (of life), peak

Related terms

• vrull

References

1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 512

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʏx

Adjective

vlug ‎(comparative vlugger, superlative vlugst)

1. quick, fast

Inflection