slu
Low German
    
    Etymology
    
From Middle Low German slû, from Proto-Germanic *slūha, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leuǵ (“to crawl, slide”), if the original sense referred to sneaking and sliding.[1] Cognate with German schlau.
Declension
    
Positive forms of slu
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | he is slu | se is slu | dat is slu | se sünd slu | |
| partitive | een Slus | een Slus | wat Slus | allens Slu | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | slue | slue | slu | slue | 
| oblique | sluen | slue | slu | slue | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | de slue | de slue | dat slue | de sluen | 
| oblique | den sluen | de slue | dat slue | de sluen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | en slue/sluen | en slue | en slu/sluet | (keen) sluen | 
| oblique | en sluen | en slue | en slu/sluet | (keen) sluen | |
Comparative forms of slu
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | he is sluer | se is sluer | dat is sluer | se sünd sluer | |
| partitive | een sluers | een sluers | wat sluers | allens sluer | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | sluere | sluere | sluer | sluere | 
| oblique | sluern | sluere | sluer | sluere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | de sluere | de sluere | dat sluere | de sluern | 
| oblique | den sluern | de sluere | dat sluere | de sluern | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | en sluere/slueren | en sluere | en sluer | (keen) sluern | 
| oblique | en sluern | en sluere | en sluer | (keen) sluern | |
Superlative forms of slu
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | he is de Sluste | se is de Sluste | dat is dat Sluste | se sünd de Slusten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | sluste | sluste | slust | sluste | 
| oblique | slusten | sluste | slust | sluste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | de sluste | de sluste | dat sluste | de slusten | 
| oblique | den slusten | de sluste | dat sluste | de slusten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | en sluste/slusten | en sluste | en slust | (keen) slusten | 
| oblique | en slusten | en sluste | en slust | (keen) slusten | |
Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.
Synonyms
    
- klook
- plietsch
- ansläägsch
- verstännig
- nümig
- klüftig
- glau
- dann
- slusohrig
- slau
Derived terms
    
- slau
- Sluheit
References
    
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “sluw”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Norwegian
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ʂlʉː/
- Rhymes: -ʉː
Inflection
    
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    Inflection of slu
| Bokmål | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine singular | slu | slue | Comparative | sluere | Superlative | sluest | slueste | |
| Feminine singular | slu | slue | ||||||
| Neuter singular | slu | slue | ||||||
| Plural | The template Template:nb-adj-table does not use the parameter(s): pl2={{{pl2}}}Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.slue | The template Template:nb-adj-table does not use the parameter(s): pl2={{{pl2}}}Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.slue | ||||||
| Nynorsk | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | ||||
| Masculine singular | slu | slue | Comparative | sluare | Superlative | sluast | sluaste | |
| Feminine singular | The template Template:nn-adj-table does not use the parameter(s): if2=Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.slu | slue | ||||||
| Neuter singular | slu | slue | ||||||
| Plural | slue | slue | 
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