slotel

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Dutch *slutil, from Proto-West Germanic *slutil.

Noun

slōtel m

  1. key

Inflection

Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative slōtel slōtele
accusative slōtel slōtele
genitive slōtels slōtele
dative slōtele slōtelen

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Dutch: sleutel
    • Afrikaans: sleutel
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: slotro, slutro
    • Negerhollands: sleuter, sleetel
    • Lokono: shilotoro
    • Aukan: sooto
    • Saramaccan: sòotó
    • Sranan Tongo: sroto, slotto
      • Caribbean Javanese: sroto
      • Trió: soroto
    • Warao: sidyotóre, sidiotore
  • Limburgish: släötel
  • West Flemish: sloter

Further reading

  • sluetel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “slotel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN