slukke

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sløkkva, from Proto-Germanic *slakwjaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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slukke (imperative sluk, infinitive at slukke, present tense slukker, past tense slukkede, perfect tense har slukket)

  1. put out (extinguish)
  2. turn off (to power down)
  3. switch off (to turn a switch to the "off" position in order to stop or disable a device)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Danish slukke, from Old Norse sløkkva.

Verb

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slukke (imperative slukk, present tense slukker, passive slukkes, simple past slukka or slukket or slukte, past participle slukka or slukket or slukt, present participle slukkende)

  1. to extinguish, put out (e.g. a fire)
  2. to turn off, switch off
  3. to quench, slake (one's thirst)

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