slak

snail, slug (any gastropod)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/slɑk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: slecke

Inherited from Old Dutch: *slekki

Cognate with Luxembourgish: Schleek

Cognate with German: Schlacke

Cognate with English: slag

In summary

From Middle Dutch slecke, slacke, from Old Dutch *slecco, from Proto-Germanic *slikkô, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sliǵ-ōn, from *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”). Cognate with Luxembourgish Schleek, German Low German Slacke, Slack (“snail”).

Concepts

snail

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slug

slag

helix

cinder

dross

cochlea

clinker

escargot

slack

cinders

Synonyms

huisjesslak

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naaktslak

wijngaardslak

slakken

Translations

Schnecke

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escargot

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caracol

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caracol

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chiocciola

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lumaca

ślimak

limaçon

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cochlea

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cargol

Schlacke

limace

lesma

babosa

salyangoz

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