different between slank vs slans

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slæ?k/
• Rhymes: -æ?k

Verb

slank

1. simple past tense 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 […]

Anagrams

• Lanks, lanks

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch slank, from Middle Dutch slanc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sla?k/

Adjective

slank (attributive slank, comparative slanker, superlative slankste)

1. slender, slim

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch slanc. Compare German schlank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sl??k/
• Hyphenation: slank
• Rhymes: -??k

Adjective

slank (comparative slanker, superlative slankst)

1. slender, slim

Inflection

Derived terms

• afslanken
• slankheid

Descendants

• Afrikaans: slank

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German schlank

Adjective

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

1. slender, slim

References

• “slank” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German schlank

Adjective

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

1. slender, slim

References

• “slank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

slank (comparative slankare, superlative slankast)

1. slender

Verb

slank

1. past tense of slinka.

English

Noun

slans

1. plural of slan