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slecke

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *slekki, from Proto-Germanic *slikkō, perhaps related to the root of slijk (mud), if referring to its slipperiness.[1]

Noun

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slecke f

  1. snail

Inflection

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Alternative forms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: slak
  • Limburgish: slak
  • West Flemish: slekke

References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “slak1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

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