Old English · adjective
slæc
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /slæk/
- Syllables
- slæk (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- inactiveslackslothfullazywillingeffort
Meaning
-
inactive, slothful, lazy, not willing to make an effort
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | slæc | slacuslaco | slæc |
| Accusative | slæcne | slace | slæc |
| Genitive | slaces | slæcre | slaces |
| Dative | slacum | slæcre | slacum |
| Instrumental | slace | slæcre | slace |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | slace | slacaslace | slacuslaco |
| Accusative | slace | slacaslace | slacuslaco |
| Genitive | slæcra | slæcra | slæcra |
| Dative | slacum | slacum | slacum |
| Instrumental | slacum | slacum | slacum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | slaca | slace | slace |
| Accusative | slacan | slacan | slace |
| Genitive | slacan | slacan | slacan |
| Dative | slacan | slacan | slacan |
| Instrumental | slacan | slacan | slacan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | slacan | slacan | slacan |
| Accusative | slacan | slacan | slacan |
| Genitive | slæcraslacena | slæcraslacena | slæcraslacena |
| Dative | slacum | slacum | slacum |
| Instrumental | slacum | slacum | slacum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *slak, from Proto-Germanic *slakaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-, *(s)leh₁g-.
Descendants
slack
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