sliert

Dutch

Etymology

From slier. The -t is explained as being "paragogic", with arend as a comparand. Alternatively a back-formation from sliertje, diminutive of slier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sliːrt/

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• Hyphenation: sliert
• Rhymes: -iːrt

Noun

sliert m (plural slierten, diminutive sliertje n)

1. wisp, ribbon, string, tendril, strand (long, narrow, flaccid object)
2. line (e.g. of people), row, chain

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “sliert”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute