sleg

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch slecht (“bad; (obsolete) ordinary”), from Middle Dutch slecht (“smooth, flat”), from Old Dutch *sleht, from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

sleg (attributive slegte, comparative slegter, superlative slegste)

  1. bad

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch slegge, from Old Dutch *slegga, from Proto-Germanic *slagjǭ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /slɛx/
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  • Hyphenation: sleg
  • Rhymes: -ɛx

Noun

sleg f (plural sleggen)

  1. wooden sledgehammer

Middle English

Noun

sleg

  1. Alternative form of slegge
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