sla

(Inglés)

slaan

  1. (transitive) to hit, to slap
  2. (transitive) to beat, overcome
  3. (transitive) to strike
  4. (intransitive) to pulse, beat
  5. (transitive) to surround with
  6. (intransitive) to suddenly start along (of movement), to turn
  7. (transitive) to take one of your opponent's pieces

Frecuencia

A2
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/slaː/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

From earlier slae, slaê, with the first syllable reduced from earlier salae, salaê, it in turn being a reduced form of salade with regular loss of intervocalic -d- (as happened in words such as slee, broer, and teer). The semantic distinction between both forms is secondary.

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