Old English · adjective
slipor
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈsli.por/
- Syllables
- ˈsli · por (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- slipperyslippingprinciplesmovedslippereasymovingunsteady
Meaning
-
slippery, not easy to hold, moving easily
-
slipping easily, easily moved
-
uncertain, unsteady, without fixed principles
-
foul
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | slipor | slipor | slipor |
| Accusative | sliporne | slipore | slipor |
| Genitive | slipores | sliporre | slipores |
| Dative | sliporum | sliporre | sliporum |
| Instrumental | slipore | sliporre | slipore |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | slipore | sliporaslipore | slipor |
| Accusative | slipore | sliporaslipore | slipor |
| Genitive | sliporra | sliporra | sliporra |
| Dative | sliporum | sliporum | sliporum |
| Instrumental | sliporum | sliporum | sliporum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | slipora | slipore | slipore |
| Accusative | sliporan | sliporan | slipore |
| Genitive | sliporan | sliporan | sliporan |
| Dative | sliporan | sliporan | sliporan |
| Instrumental | sliporan | sliporan | sliporan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | sliporan | sliporan | sliporan |
| Accusative | sliporan | sliporan | sliporan |
| Genitive | sliporrasliporena | sliporrasliporena | sliporrasliporena |
| Dative | sliporum | sliporum | sliporum |
| Instrumental | sliporum | sliporum | sliporum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *slipr, from Proto-Germanic *slipraz (“smooth, slippery”).
Descendants
slipper, slippery
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