sla

See also: SLA, slá, slå, -sla, sła., ślą, and šla

Translingual

Symbol

sla

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Slavic languages.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slaː/

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• Hyphenation: sla
• Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

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.

Noun

sla f (uncountable, diminutive slaatje n)

1. lettuce
2. (now especially diminutive) salad

   Synonym: salade

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) slae, slaê, salae, salaê

Derived terms

• ijsbergsla
• koolsla
• muursla
• raketsla
• slacentrifuge
• slaolie
• veldsla

 

Descendants

• English: slaw

Etymology 2

Verb

sla

1. inflection of slaan:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative
   4. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive

Anagrams

• als, la's, las

Japhug

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/g-la (“moon; month”). Cognate with Tibetan ཟླ (zla, “moon; month”), Tangut 𗼑 (*lhjị², “moon; month”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sla/

Noun

sla

1. (Kamnyu) moon
2. (Kamnyu, counted) month

   tɯsla

   one month

Derived terms

• slɤrɯri
• slɤzɯn
• slɤŋe

 

Khasi

Etymology

Cognate to Proto-Mon-Khmer *slaʔ.

Noun

sla f

1. leaf
2. page

References

• Bars, E. (1973) “sla”, in Khasi-English Dictionary, Shillong, Meghalaya: Don Bosco Press, page 859

Old English

Noun

slā f

1. Alternative form of slāh

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse slá, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną.

Verb

slā

1. to hit, to strike
2. to fight
3. to slay, to kill

Conjugation

Conjugation of slā (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	slā			—
participle	slāndi			slaghin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	slār	slāi, slāe	—	slō	slōghi, slōghe
þū	slār	slāi, slāe	slā	slōt	slōghi, slōghe
han	slār	slāi, slāe	—	slō	slōghi, slōghe
vīr	slāum, slāom	slāum, slāom	slāum, slāom	slōghum, slōghom	slōghum, slōghom
īr	slāin	slāin	slāin	slōghin	slōghin
þēr	slāa	slāin	—	slōghu, slōgho	slōghin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	slās	slāis, slāes	—	slōs	slōghis, slōghes
þū	slās	slāis, slāes	—	slōts	slōghis, slōghes
han	slās	slāis, slāes	—	slōs	slōghis, slōghes
vīr	slāums, -oms	slāums, slāoms	—	slōghums, slōghoms	slōghums, slōghoms
īr	slāins	slāins	—	slōghins	slōghins
þēr	slāas	slāins	—	slōghus, slōghos	slōghins

Descendants

• Swedish: slå