sloop

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch sloep. Doublet of chalupa and shallop. === Pronunciation === enPR: slo͞op, IPA(key): /sluːp/ Rhymes: -uːp === Noun === sloop (plural sloops) (nautical) A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail. 1789, Olaudah Equiano (Gustavus Vassa), The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, I stayed in this island for a few days; I believe it could not be above a fortnight; when I and some few more slaves, that were not saleable amongst the rest, from very much fretting, were shipped off in a sloop for North America. (military) A sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck. (military) A sloop-of-war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Bengali: সুলুপ (śulup) → Catalan: sloop → Czech: šalupa → Danish: slup → Estonian: luup → Faroese: slupp → Finnish: sluuppi → French: sloop → German: Sloop, Slup, Schlup → Icelandic: slúppa → Italian: sloop → Norwegian: slupp → Polish: slup → Serbo-Croatian: слуп (slup) → Slovene: šalupa → Swedish: slup → Thai: สลุบ (sà-lùp) ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Loops, OOPLs, loops, polos, pools, spool == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sloːp/ Hyphenation: sloop Rhymes: -oːp === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch slope, from Old Dutch *slōpa, from Proto-Germanic *slaupǭ. ==== Noun ==== sloop f or n (plural slopen, diminutive sloopje n) pillowcase, pillowslip ===== Derived terms ===== kussensloop ===== Descendants ===== → Papiamentu: slopi, sloopi === Etymology 2 === From slopen. ==== Noun ==== sloop m (uncountable, no diminutive) demolition ==== Verb ==== sloop singular past indicative of sluipen inflection of slopen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === Anagrams === loops, los op, oplos, Pools == French == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === === Noun === sloop m (plural sloops) sloop (boat) === Further reading === “sloop”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012