sluten

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *slūtan

Verb

sluten

1. to close, to shut
2. to close off
3. to lock up
4. to establish, to confirm
5. to end, to put an end to

Inflection

Strong class 2
Infinitive	sluten
3rd sg. past	slôot
3rd pl. past	slōten
Past participle	geslōten
Infinitive	sluten
In genitive	slutens
In dative	slutene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	slute	slôot
2nd singular	sluuts, slutes	slōots, slōtes
3rd singular	sluut, slutet	slôot
1st plural	sluten	slōten
2nd plural	sluut, slutet	slōot, slōtet
3rd plural	sluten	slōten
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	slute	slōte
2nd singular	sluuts, slutes	slōtes
3rd singular	slute	slōte
1st plural	sluten	slōten
2nd plural	sluut, slutet	slōtet
3rd plural	sluten	slōten
Imperative	Present
Singular	sluut, slute
Plural	sluut, slutet
	Present	Past
Participle	slutende	geslōten

Descendants

• Dutch: sluiten
  • Afrikaans: sluit
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: slokti
  • → Saramaccan: sòotó
• Limburgish: sloete

Further reading

• “sluten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sluten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Swedish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹slʉːtɛn/

Noun

sluten

1. definite plural of slut

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²slʉːtɛn/

Participle

sluten

1. past participle of sluta

Adjective

sluten

1. closed, sealed (not open (to the outside), literally or figuratively)

   Det är ett hål i den, så den är inte sluten

   There is a hole in it, so it is not closed

   När kretsen är sluten lyser lampan

   When the circuit is closed, the light is on

   Beslutet togs i en sluten inre krets

   The decision was made in a closed inner circle

   1. (figuratively) closed off (psychologically)

      Jag vet aldrig hur han egentligen mår. Han är så sluten.

      I never know how he really feels. He's so closed off.

2. (mathematics) closed

   en sluten mängd

   a closed set

3. inpatient (of care)

   sluten vård / slutenvård

   inpatient care

Declension

Inflection of sluten

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	sluten	—	—
neuter singular	slutet	—	—
plural	slutna	—	—
masculine plural2	slutne	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	slutne	—	—
all	slutna	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• slutenhet

References

• sluten in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sluten in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sluten in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• lusten, lutens, slutne, stulen