slijk

Concepts

mud

slime

dirt

mire

sludge

slush

ooze

silt

slick

filth

slosh

muck

mud, slime

Synonyms

modder

slib

slik

drek

blubber

bagger

smurrie

brij

Translations

Schlamm

boue

fango

vase

lodo

barro

lodo

Dreck

cieno

bourbe

Schlick

lama

fange

Kot

Pronounced as (IPA)

/slɛi̯k/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: slijc

Inherited from Old Dutch: *slīk

Cognate with English: slick

In summary

From Middle Dutch slijc, from Old Dutch *slīk, from Proto-Germanic *slīką, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”). Compare English slick and slime.