vlug

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch vlug.

Adjective

vlug (attributive vlugge, comparative vlugger, superlative vlugste)

  1. quick; swift
  2. (of movement) brisk; expeditious
  3. (of cognitive ability) sharp; quick-witted

Adverb

vlug

  1. quickly; briskly

Etymology 2

From Dutch vlucht, from Old Dutch *fluht, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiz.

Noun

vlug (plural vlugte, diminutive vluggie)

  1. flight; the journey of an aircraft
    Ek het die vlug na Parys verpas.
    I missed the flight to Paris.
  2. flight; escape; the act of fleeing
    Die rowers was kort na hulle vlug uit Pretoria betrap.
    The robbers were caught shortly after their escape from Pretoria.
Derived terms
  • doelvlug
  • doodsvlug
  • rondvlug
  • vlugbal
  • vlugflou
  • vluglees
  • vlugoord
  • vlugtam
  • vlugteling
  • vlugtig
  • vlugvoos

Verb

vlug (present vlug, present participle vlugtende, past participle gevlug)

  1. to flee; to run away
  2. to escape
Synonyms
  • (to escape): ontsnap
  • (to flee): weghardloop

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *awa-luga, a prefixal derivative of Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (to bend). Cognate to Greek λυγίζω (lygízo), Old Norse lykna (to bend knees), Lithuanian lùgnas (flexible)[1].

Noun

vlug m (indefinite plural vlugje, definite singular vlugu, definite plural vlugjet)

  1. prime (of life), peak

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 512

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʏx

Adjective

vlug (comparative vlugger, superlative vlugst)

  1. quick, fast

Inflection

Inflection of vlug
uninflected vlug
inflected vlugge
comparative vlugger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vlugvluggerhet vlugst
het vlugste
indefinite m./f. sing. vluggevluggerevlugste
n. sing. vlugvluggervlugste
plural vluggevluggerevlugste
definite vluggevluggerevlugste
partitive vlugsvluggers
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