Schluff

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sluf.

Noun

Schluff m (genitive Schluffes, plural Schluffe or Schlüffe)

  1. (geology) silt (fine earth deposited by water)
    Synonym: Silt
    Coordinate terms: Sand, Ton
    Lehm ist eine Mischung aus Sand, Schluff und Ton.
    Loam is a mixture of sand, silt and clay.

Declension
Declension of Schluff
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schluff die Schlüffe
genitive eines des Schluffes,
Schluffs		 der Schlüffe
dative einem dem Schluff,
Schluffe1		 den Schlüffen
accusative einen den Schluff die Schlüffe
1Now uncommon, see notes

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