Old English · adjective
slaw
Normalised slāw
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /slɑːw/
- Syllables
- slɑːw (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- slowlazyinert
Meaning
-
lazy
-
slow, inert
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | slāw | slāw | slāw |
| Accusative | slāwne | slāwe | slāw |
| Genitive | slāwes | slāwre | slāwes |
| Dative | slāwum | slāwre | slāwum |
| Instrumental | slāwe | slāwre | slāwe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | slāwe | slāwaslāwe | slāw |
| Accusative | slāwe | slāwaslāwe | slāw |
| Genitive | slāwra | slāwra | slāwra |
| Dative | slāwum | slāwum | slāwum |
| Instrumental | slāwum | slāwum | slāwum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | slāwa | slāwe | slāwe |
| Accusative | slāwan | slāwan | slāwe |
| Genitive | slāwan | slāwan | slāwan |
| Dative | slāwan | slāwan | slāwan |
| Instrumental | slāwan | slāwan | slāwan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | slāwan | slāwan | slāwan |
| Accusative | slāwan | slāwan | slāwan |
| Genitive | slāwraslāwena | slāwraslāwena | slāwraslāwena |
| Dative | slāwum | slāwum | slāwum |
| Instrumental | slāwum | slāwum | slāwum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *slaiw, from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz (“blunt, dull, faint, weak, slack”), of uncertain origin.
Descendants
slow
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