sleutel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch sleutel, from Middle Dutch slōtel, sluetel, from Old Dutch *slutil, from Proto-West Germanic *slutil.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈslɪø.təl/
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Noun

sleutel (plural sleutels, diminutive sleuteltjie)

  1. key (tool for locking and unlocking; something that unlocks)
  2. (music) clef

Dutch

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /ˈsløː.təl/
  • Hyphenation: sleu‧tel
  • Rhymes: -øːtəl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch slōtel, sluetel, from Old Dutch *slutil, from Proto-West Germanic *slutil, which is derived from *sleutan (“to close”). Equivalent to sluiten +‎ -el.

Noun

sleutel m (plural sleutels, diminutive sleuteltje n)

  1. A key.
    De sleutel van de auto ― The key of the car
    De sleutel tot geluk ― The key to happiness
  2. A wrench, a spanner.
  3. (music) A clef.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: sleutel
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: slotro, slutro
  • Negerhollands: sleuter, sleetel
  • → Lokono: shilotoro
  • → Aukan: sooto
  • → Saramaccan: sòotó
  • → Sranan Tongo: sroto, slotto
    • → Caribbean Javanese: sroto
    • → Trió: soroto
  • → Warao: sidyotóre, sidiotore

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sleutel

  1. inflection of sleutelen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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