vlug

== Afrikaans == === Etymology 1 === From Dutch vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti, derived from *fleuhan (“to flee, escape”). The verb is from Dutch vluchten, itself denominal. ==== Noun ==== vlug (plural vlugte) flight, escape (the act of fleeing, an instance thereof) ===== Derived terms ===== vlugteling vlugtig ==== Verb ==== vlug (present vlug, present participle vlugtende, past participle gevlug) to flee to save oneself, seek refuge to escape, elude, get away from (e.g. capture) Synonym: ontsnap to run away, leave the scene Synonym: weghardloop === Etymology 2 === From Dutch vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti, derived from *fleugan (“to fly”). ==== Noun ==== vlug (plural vlugte, diminutive vluggie) flight (the act of flying, an instance thereof) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== vlieg === Etymology 3 === From Dutch vlug. Related with etymology 2 above. ==== Adjective ==== vlug (attributive vlugge, comparative vlugger, superlative vlugste) quick, swift, brisk (of cognitive ability) sharp, quick-witted ===== Derived terms ===== vlugheid == Albanian == === Etymology === From Proto-Albanian *awa-luga, a prefixal derivative of Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”). Cognate to Greek λυγίζω (lygízo), Old Norse lykna (“to bend knees”), Lithuanian lùgnas (“flexible”). === Noun === vlug m (plural vlugje, definite vlugu, definite plural vlugjet) prime (of life), peak ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “vlug”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006 == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch vlugge, from Old Dutch *fluggi, from Proto-West Germanic *flugi, from Proto-Germanic *flugjaz, related to *fleuganą (“to fly”), whence Dutch vliegen. Cognate with Ripuarian flögg (“fast”), Middle Low German vlügge, German flügge (both “full-fledged”). Compare also German flugs (“quickly”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vlʏx/ Rhymes: -ʏx === Adjective === vlug (comparative vlugger, superlative vlugst) quick, fast Synonyms: snel, rap, rad, kwiek, gezwind, ras, fluks ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: vlug Javindo: flug Petjo: vlug-vlug