slik

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsleɡ̊]

Etymology 1

A verbal noun from slikke.

Noun

slik n (singular definite slikket, plural indefinite slik)

1. candy, sweet

References

• “slik,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German slec (“delicacy”), derived from the verb slikke. Cf. also Swedish slick and German Schleck.

Noun

slik c (uninflected)

1. peanuts; a small amount of money

   Han købte gården for en slik i firserne.

   He bought the farm for peanuts in the eighties.

References

• “slik,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Middle Low German slik, slīk, derived from the verb slīken (“to slide”), from Proto-Germanic *slīkaną. Cf. also Dutch slijk (“mud”) and German Schlick (“silt”).

Noun

slik c (singular definite slikken, not used in plural form)

1. silt

References

• “slik,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 4

Verb

slik

1. imperative of slikke

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɪk

Verb

slik

1. inflection of slikken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse slíkr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sliːk/

Determiner

slik (neuter singular slikt, plural slike)

1. such

Synonyms

• sånn

Adverb

slik

1. like this; thus

Synonyms

• sånn

References

• “slik” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse slíkr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sliːk/

Determiner

slik m or f (neuter slikt, plural slike)

1. such

   Slikt har me ikkje.

   We don't have such items.

Synonyms

• sånn

Adverb

slik

1. like this; thus

   Me ser det ikkje slik.

   We do not view it like that.

Synonyms

• soleis
• sånn

References

• “slik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish slīker, from Old Norse slíkr, from Proto-Germanic *swalīkaz.

Adjective

slik (not comparable)

1. (dated) such, like that

   Jag har aldrig sett en slik en tidigare

   I've never seen one like that before

   Slika krav borde gälla för alla

   Such requirements should apply to everyone

Declension

Inflection of slik

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	slik	—	—
neuter singular	slikt	—	—
plural	slika	—	—
masculine plural2	slike	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	slike	—	—
all	slika	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Synonyms

• sådan, sån (used in today's Swedish)

References

• slik in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• slik in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• kils, liks