vlug
Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Dutch vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti, derived from *fleuhan (“to flee, escape”). The verb is from Dutch vluchten, itself denominal.
Noun
[edit]vlug (plural vlugte)
- flight, escape (the act of fleeing, an instance thereof)
- Die rowers is kort na hulle vlug uit Pretoria betrap.
- The robbers were caught shortly after their escape from Pretoria.
Derived terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]vlug (present vlug, present participle vlugtende, past participle gevlug)
- to flee
Etymology 2
[edit]From Dutch vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti, derived from *fleugan (“to fly”).
Noun
[edit]vlug (plural vlugte, diminutive vluggie)
- flight (the act of flying, an instance thereof)
- Reiers se nekke is tydens die vlug krom.
- Herons’ necks are crooked during flight.
- Ek het die vlug na Parys verpas.
- I missed the flight to Paris.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]From Dutch vlug. Related with etymology 2 above.
Adjective
[edit]vlug (attributive vlugge, comparative vlugger, superlative vlugste)
- quick, swift, brisk
- (of cognitive ability) sharp, quick-witted
Derived terms
[edit]Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Albanian *awa-luga, a prefixal derivative of Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”). Cognate to Greek λυγίζω (lygízo), Old Norse lykna (“to bend knees”), Lithuanian lùgnas (“flexible”).[1]
Noun
[edit]vlug m (plural vlugje, definite vlugu, definite plural vlugjet)
Declension
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vlug”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 512
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *flugjaz, related to *fleuganą (“to fly”), whence Dutch vliegen. Cognate with Low German vlügge, German flügge (“full-fledged”). Compare also German flugs (“quickly”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]vlug (comparative vlugger, superlative vlugst)
Declension
[edit]Declension of vlug | ||||
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uninflected | vlug | |||
inflected | vlugge | |||
comparative | vlugger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | vlug | vlugger | het vlugst het vlugste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | vlugge | vluggere | vlugste |
n. sing. | vlug | vlugger | vlugste | |
plural | vlugge | vluggere | vlugste | |
definite | vlugge | vluggere | vlugste | |
partitive | vlugs | vluggers | — |
Derived terms
[edit]- vliegensvlug (“very quick”)
- vliegvlug (“full-fledged”)
- vlugheid (“speed, quickness”)
Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans nouns
- Afrikaans terms with usage examples
- Afrikaans verbs
- Afrikaans adjectives
- Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian nouns
- Albanian masculine nouns
- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ʏx
- Rhymes:Dutch/ʏx/1 syllable
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch adjectives