slank

• IPA^(key): /slæŋk/

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• Rhymes: -æŋk

slank

1. (rare) simple past and past participle of slink
   • a. 1913 (published 1934), Frederick William Rolfe, The desire and pursuit of the whole

     So, when priests slank up to him, he civilly warned them off: if they merited kindness and persisted, he gave them double […]

• Lanks, lanks

From Dutch slank, from Middle Dutch slanc.

• IPA^(key): /slaŋk/

slank (attributive slank, comparative slanker, superlative slankste)

1. slender, slim

From Middle Dutch slanc, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *slinkaną (“to crawl, creep”). Compare German schlank.

• IPA^(key): /slɑŋk/

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• Hyphenation: slank
• Rhymes: -ɑŋk

slank (comparative slanker, superlative slankst)

1. slender, slim

• Afrikaans: slank

Modified from English spelling "slang", except "ng" is a single letter and nasal

• IPA^(key): /slɑŋk/
• Hyphenation: slank
• Rhymes: -ɑŋk

slank

1. slang

From German schlank.

slank (neuter singular slankt, definite singular and plural slanke, comparative slankere, indefinite superlative slankest, definite superlative slankeste)

1. slender, slim

• “slank” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From German schlank.

slank (neuter singular slankt, definite singular and plural slanke, comparative slankare, indefinite plural slankast, definite plural slankaste)

1. slender, slim

• “slank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From German schlank (“slim”).

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slank (comparative slankare, superlative slankast)

1. slender

   Synonym: smärt

slank

1. past indicative of slinka

• slank in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• slank in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• slank in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)