sloof

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sloːf/

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• Hyphenation: sloof
• Rhymes: -oːf

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch slove, sloof, from Proto-West Germanic *slaubiju, from *slaubijōn, from Proto-Germanic *slaubijōną (“to slip into”), perhaps related to *sleupaną (“to slip, glide, sneak”).^[1]

Noun

sloof f (plural sloven, diminutive sloofje n)

1. apron, especially an artisan's or food worker's apron

Etymology 2

From sloven.

Noun

sloof f (plural sloven, diminutive sloofje n)

1. a hard-working woman doing domestic work; e.g. a maid or housewife

References

1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “sloof”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute