Definition of Slask

1. Noun. A region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland.

Exact synonyms: Schlesien, Silesia, Slezsko
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Group relationships: Europe

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slask

Skunk ape
Sky Blue
Sky Father
Skye
Skye terrier
Skye terriers
Skylab
Skylar
Skyler
Skynet
Skyper
Skypers
Skyros
Skírnismál
Slade
Slask (current term)
Slaughters
Slav
Slave Coast
Slave Dynasty
Slavey
Slavianstvo
Slavic
Slavic language
Slavic people
Slavic race
Slavicism
Slavicisms
Slavicist
Slavicists

Literary usage of Slask

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"Isl. slum-a, vultum simul et animum demittere; Haldor- son. SLUMP, s. By slump.] Insert, as sense time, Upp. Clydes. Dan. slask-er to paddle, to puddle. ..."

2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"... paddle, to hang flapping as loose clothes ; Sw. slaska, to dabble, splash, slop ; slask- ... slask (sloshy snow), sleet. Bav. schlass, schloss, loose, ..."

3. Classical Philology by University of Chicago press, JSTOR (Organization) (1907)
"... "senkt sich, zerfallt," ON. slas, "a coming to harm," Sw. slask, NE. slush (AJ.P. XXIV, p. 44). &r<o, l^<o: Goth, ..."

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