sleg

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slɛχ ~ slæχ/

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Adjective

sleg (attributive slegte, comparative slegter, superlative slegste)

1. bad

Inflection

Inflection of sleg

	predicative	attributive	independent		partitive
			singular	plural
positive	sleg	slegte		slegtes	slegs
comparative	slegter		slegtere	slegteres	slegters
superlative	slegste			slegstes	—

Derived terms

• slegheid
• versleg, verslegter

Dutch

Alternative forms

• slegge
• slei

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, no diminutive)

1. wooden sledgehammer

Related terms

• slaan
• slag

Middle English

Noun

sleg

1. alternative form of slegge