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slicht

slicht

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

slicht

  1. (regional, obsolete) Bad, of poor quality (as, goods).
    The copemen here ‎are selling sare slicht goods.‎

References

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *slixtus ‎(“track, section”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʲl͈ʲixt/

Noun

slicht m

  1. mark
  2. trace
  3. track
  4. trail
  5. section
  6. offspring

Inflection

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Etymology

From Middle English slight ‎(“bad, of poor quality, aslo meaning smooth or level”), from Old English sliht ‎(“smooth, level”), from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz. Cognate with Danish slet ‎(“bad, poor, wrong”), Dutch slecht ‎(“bad”), German schlecht ‎(“bad”), Low German slecht ‎(“bad”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /slɪxt/, /slaɪt/

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