"vlug" meaning in Afrikaans

See vlug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: vlugge [attributive], vlugger [comparative], vlugste [superlative]
Etymology: From Dutch vlug. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|vlug}} Dutch vlug Head templates: {{af-adj|vlugge}} vlug (attributive vlugge, comparative vlugger, superlative vlugste)
  1. quick; swift
    Sense id: en-vlug-af-adj-Mxzhlngg
  2. (of movement) brisk; expeditious
    Sense id: en-vlug-af-adj-QyGCVEUW
  3. (of cognitive ability) sharp; quick-witted
    Sense id: en-vlug-af-adj-tqXTAGZq Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 41 37 3 3 8 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

Etymology: From Dutch vlug. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|vlug}} Dutch vlug Head templates: {{head|af|adverb}} vlug
  1. quickly; briskly
    Sense id: en-vlug-af-adv-Dqe1TqzE Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 41 37 3 3 8 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: vlugte [plural], vluggie [diminutive]
Etymology: From Dutch vlucht, from Old Dutch *fluht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|vlucht}} Dutch vlucht, {{inh|af|odt|*fluht}} Old Dutch *fluht, {{inh|af|gmw-pro|*fluhti}} Proto-West Germanic *fluhti Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|vlugte|||||diminutive|vluggie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} vlug (plural vlugte, diminutive vluggie), {{af-noun|vlugte|vluggie}} vlug (plural vlugte, diminutive vluggie)
  1. flight; the journey of an aircraft
    Sense id: en-vlug-af-noun-qE2OtMB0
  2. flight; escape; the act of fleeing
    Sense id: en-vlug-af-noun-5AC7K7kO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: vlieg
Etymology number: 2 Derived forms: doelvlug, doodsvlug, rondvlug, vlugbal, vlugflou, vluglees, vlugoord, vlugtam, vlugteling, vlugtig, vlugvoos

Verb

Forms: vlug [present], vlugtende [participle, present], gevlug [participle, past]
Etymology: From Dutch vlucht, from Old Dutch *fluht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|vlucht}} Dutch vlucht, {{inh|af|odt|*fluht}} Old Dutch *fluht, {{inh|af|gmw-pro|*fluhti}} Proto-West Germanic *fluhti Head templates: {{af-verb|vlugtende}} vlug (present vlug, present participle vlugtende, past participle gevlug)
  1. to flee; to run away Synonyms (to flee): weghardloop
    Sense id: en-vlug-af-verb-SiY5TS4L Disambiguation of 'to flee': 95 5
  2. to escape Synonyms (to escape): ontsnap
    Sense id: en-vlug-af-verb-q0Vdc~Th Disambiguation of 'to escape': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for vlug meaning in Afrikaans (5.6kB)

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      "expansion": "Dutch vlucht",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*fluht"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *fluht",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*fluhti"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *fluhti",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch vlucht, from Old Dutch *fluht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vlug",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vlugtende",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gevlug",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vlugtende"
      },
      "expansion": "vlug (present vlug, present participle vlugtende, past participle gevlug)",
      "name": "af-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to flee; to run away"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flee",
          "flee#English"
        ],
        [
          "run away",
          "run away#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to escape"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "escape",
          "escape#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "to escape",
      "word": "ontsnap"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to flee",
      "word": "weghardloop"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vlug"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Afrikaans dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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