slip

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Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *slippjander. Old Saxon *slippiander. Middle Low German slippender.? Middle English slippen English slip From Middle English slippen, probably from Middle Low German slippen, from Old Saxon *slippian, from Proto-West Germanic *slippjan, from Proto-Germanic *slipjaną (“to glide”), an iterative form of *slīpaną (“to slip, slide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyb- (“slimy; to slide”). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *slewbh- (“slip, slide”), or related to Proto-Germanic *slībaną (“to split”); related to Old English slipor (“slippery”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian slipje (“to slip”), Dutch slippen (“to slip”), German Low German slippen.

Probably from Middle Dutch slippe or Middle Low German slippe, probably ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *slīban (“to split”).

From Middle English slyp, slep, slyppe, from Old English slyp, slyppe, slipa (“a viscous, slimy substance”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan, from Proto-Germanic *sleupaną (“to slip, sneak”), possibly connected with Proto-Indo-European *slewb-, *slewbh- (“slip, slide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“to sneak, crawl”); or alternatively from Proto-Germanic *slippijaną (“to glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyb- (“slimy; to glide”). Compare Old English slūpan (“to slip, glide”), Old English cūslyppe, cūsloppe (“cowslip”).

318 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: похлъзване (pohlǎzvane) — act of slipping
• Bulgarian: буксуване (buksuvane) — act of slipping
• Catalan: relliscada — act of slipping
• Chinese Mandarin: 滑 (huá) — act of slipping
• Czech: prokluz — act of slipping
• Dutch: slip — act of slipping
• Finnish: liukastuminen — act of slipping
• Finnish: luiskahdus — act of slipping
• French: glissade — act of slipping
• German: Ausrutschen — act of slipping
• German: Ausrutscher — act of slipping
• Greek: ολίσθηση (olísthisi) — act of slipping
• Greek: γλίστρημα (glístrima) — act of slipping
• Latin: lapsus — act of slipping
• Romanian: alunecare — act of slipping
• Russian: скольже́ние (skolʹžénije) — act of slipping
• Spanish: resbalón — act of slipping
• Bulgarian: слип (slip) — women’s undergarment
• Bulgarian: комбинезон (kombinezon) — women’s undergarment
• Catalan: combinació — women’s undergarment
• Czech: kombiné — women’s undergarment
• Czech: spodnička — women’s undergarment
• Dutch: onderjurk — women’s undergarment
• Finnish: alushame — women’s undergarment
• German: Unterkleid — women’s undergarment
• German: Unterrock — women’s undergarment
• Greek: μεσοφόρι (mesofóri) — women’s undergarment
• Ancient Greek: ἁπλοΐς (haploḯs) — women’s undergarment
• Hungarian: kombiné — women’s undergarment
• Irish: fo-ghúna — women’s undergarment
• Italian: sottoveste — women’s undergarment
• Latin: indūcula — women’s undergarment
• Manx: fo-ghooyn — women’s undergarment
• Māori: panekoti — women’s undergarment
• Old English: slype — women’s undergarment
• Russian: комбина́ция (kombinácija) — women’s undergarment
• Russian: комбина́шка (kombináška) — women’s undergarment
• Spanish: combinación — women’s undergarment
• Spanish: subveste — women’s undergarment
• Unami: èthun — women’s undergarment
• Aramaic: ܡܸܫܬ݁ܲܪܓ݁ܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (meštargəlānūṯā) — error
• Aramaic: ܫܘܼܪܥܬ݂ܵܐ (šurʕəṯā) — error
• Bulgarian: грешка (greška) — error
• Finnish: lipsahdus — error
• Galician: erro — error
• Galician: fallo — error
• German: Ausrutscher — error
• German: Patzer — error
• German: chnitzer — error
• German: Fehler — error
• Hungarian: elszólás — error
• Hungarian: nyelvbotlás — error
• Italian: sbaglio — error
• Italian: errore — error
• Italian: svista — error
• Italian: strafalcione — error
• Māori: paheketanga — error
• Polish: gafa — error
• Portuguese: escorrega — error
• Russian: оши́бка (ošíbka) — error
• Russian: обмо́лвка (obmólvka) — error
• Spanish: patinazo — error
• Spanish: error — error
• Spanish: equivocación — error
• Spanish: desliz — error
• Spanish: descuido — error
• Swedish: misstag — error
• Ukrainian: помилка (pomylka) — error
• Māori: ātea kōripi — a fielding position in cricket
• Finnish: jättämä — nautical: difference between theoretical and actual advance of a vessel
• German: Schlupf — nautical: difference between theoretical and actual advance of a vessel
• Swedish: avvikelse — nautical: difference between theoretical and actual advance of a vessel
• Czech: relaps — medicine: return to previous behaviour
• Dutch: herval — medicine: return to previous behaviour
• Finnish: lipsahdus — medicine: return to previous behaviour
• German: Rückfall — medicine: return to previous behaviour
• Bulgarian: калем (kalem) — twig or shoot
• Finnish: pistokas — twig or shoot
• Finnish: oksa — twig or shoot
• German: Steckling — twig or shoot
• Ancient Greek: κλάδος (kládos) — twig or shoot
• Italian: tralcio — twig or shoot
• Italian: virgulto — twig or shoot
• Swedish: stickling — twig or shoot
• Swedish: reva — twig or shoot
• Aramaic: ܦܸܛܩܵܐ (peṭqā) — small piece of paper
• Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: פִּיתְקָא (piṯqā) — small piece of paper
• Bulgarian: лист (list) — small piece of paper
• Catalan: papereta — small piece of paper
• Chinese Mandarin: 回條 /回条 (huítiáo) — small piece of paper
• Chinese Mandarin: 單據 /单据 (dānjù) — small piece of paper
• Chinese Mandarin: 紙條 /纸条 (zhǐtiáo) — small piece of paper
• Dutch: stukje papier — small piece of paper
• Dutch: reep — small piece of paper
• Esperanto: slipo — small piece of paper
• Finnish: lappunen — small piece of paper
• Finnish: lipuke — small piece of paper
• Finnish: liuska — small piece of paper
• French: fiche — small piece of paper
• German: Bon — small piece of paper
• German: Kassenbon — small piece of paper
• German: Papierstreifen — small piece of paper
• German: Kassenzettel — small piece of paper
• Hebrew: פִּתְקָה (pitká) — small piece of paper
• Hindi: चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī) — small piece of paper
• Indonesian: slip — small piece of paper
• Polish: arkusik — small piece of paper
• Polish: fiszka — small piece of paper
• Romanian: fițuică — small piece of paper
• Romanian: țidulă — small piece of paper
• Romanian: hârtiuță — small piece of paper
• Russian: листо́к (listók) — small piece of paper
• Russian: квито́к (kvitók) — small piece of paper
• Spanish: papeleta — small piece of paper
• Spanish: papelito — small piece of paper
• Spanish: trozo de papel — small piece of paper
• Spanish: pedazo de papel — small piece of paper
• Spanish: tira de papel — small piece of paper
• Swedish: lapp — small piece of paper
• Telugu: చీటీ (cīṭī) — small piece of paper
• Ottoman Turkish: تذكره (tezkere) — small piece of paper
• Ottoman Turkish: پوصوله (pusula) — small piece of paper
• Yiddish: קוויטל (kvitl) — small piece of paper
• Catalan: engalba — ceramics: thin, slippery mix of clay and water
• Finnish: saviliete — ceramics: thin, slippery mix of clay and water
• French: barbotine — ceramics: thin, slippery mix of clay and water
• Galician: borba — ceramics: thin, slippery mix of clay and water
• Galician: vasa — ceramics: thin, slippery mix of clay and water
• Galician: label — ceramics: thin, slippery mix of clay and water
• Galician: limoco — ceramics: thin, slippery mix of clay and water
• Galician: untullo — ceramics: thin, slippery mix of clay and water
• German: Schlicker — ceramics: thin, slippery mix of clay and water
• German: Engobe — ceramics: thin, slippery mix of clay and water
• German: Angussmasse — ceramics: thin, slippery mix of clay and water
• German: Tonbrei — ceramics: thin, slippery mix of clay and water
• Italian: barbottina — ceramics: thin, slippery mix of clay and water
• Māori: waiuku — ceramics: thin, slippery mix of clay and water
• Romanian: barbotină — ceramics: thin, slippery mix of clay and water
• Arabic: اِنْزَلَقَ (inzalaqa) — to lose one's traction
• Aramaic: ܡܪܲܓ (məraḡ) — to lose one's traction
• Armenian: սայթաքել (saytʻakʻel) — to lose one's traction
• Aromanian: alunic — to lose one's traction
• Assamese: পিচলা (pisola) — to lose one's traction
• Asturian: esnidiar — to lose one's traction
• Asturian: esñidiar — to lose one's traction
• Azerbaijani: sürüşmək — to lose one's traction
• Bangi: selimwa — to lose one's traction
• Belarusian: паслізну́цца (pasliznúcca) — to lose one's traction
• Belarusian: пакаўзну́цца (pakawznúcca) — to lose one's traction
• Bulgarian: хлъ́згам се (hlǎ́zgam se) — to lose one's traction
• Bulgarian: подхлъ́згам се (podhlǎ́zgam se) — to lose one's traction
• Catalan: relliscar — to lose one's traction
• Chinese Mandarin: 滑 (huá) — to lose one's traction
• Czech: uklouznout — to lose one's traction
• Danish: glide — to lose one's traction
• Dutch: slippen — to lose one's traction
• Dutch: uitglijden — to lose one's traction
• Dutch: falen — to lose one's traction
• Esperanto: gliti — to lose one's traction
• Finnish: liukastua — to lose one's traction
• French: glisser — to lose one's traction
• Galician: esvarar — to lose one's traction
• German: ausrutschen — to lose one's traction
• German: ausgleiten — to lose one's traction
• Greek: γλιστρώ (glistró) — to lose one's traction
• Ancient Greek: ὀλισθάνω (olisthánō) — to lose one's traction
• Gujarati: લપસવું (lapasvũ) — to lose one's traction
• Hebrew: גָּלַשׁ (galásh) — to lose one's traction
• Hindi: फिसलना (phisalnā) — to lose one's traction
• Hungarian: csúszik — to lose one's traction
• Indonesian: terpeleset — to lose one's traction
• Ingrian: lipistyä — to lose one's traction
• Italian: scivolare — to lose one's traction
• Italian: sdrucciolare — to lose one's traction
• Italian: slittare — to lose one's traction
• Italian: sgusciare — to lose one's traction
• Japanese: 滑る (suberu) — to lose one's traction
• Kabuverdianu: futi — to lose one's traction
• Khmer: រឥល (rɔɔrɔʼəl) — to lose one's traction
• Korean: 미끄러지다 (mikkeureojida) — to lose one's traction
• Latin: lābor — to lose one's traction
• Latvian: slīdēt — to lose one's traction
• Latvian: paslīdēt — to lose one's traction
• Lingala: selumwa — to lose one's traction
• Lithuanian: slysti — to lose one's traction
• Macedonian: слизнува (sliznuva) — to lose one's traction
• Macedonian: слизне (slizne) — to lose one's traction
• Malagasy: mibolisatra — to lose one's traction
• Māori: mahuhu — to lose one's traction
• Māori: parengo — to lose one's traction
• Māori: karengo — to lose one's traction
• Māori: paheke — to lose one's traction
• Māori: peo — to lose one's traction
• Māori: manini — to lose one's traction
• Māori: kaheko — to lose one's traction
• Norman: drisser — to lose one's traction
• Norwegian: skli — to lose one's traction
• Norwegian: gli — to lose one's traction
• Occitan: resquilhar — to lose one's traction
• Old English: slūpan — to lose one's traction
• Old English: ætslīpan — to lose one's traction
• Oromo: mucucaachuu — to lose one's traction
• Polish: poślizgnąć się — to lose one's traction
• Polish: pośliznąć się — to lose one's traction
• Portuguese: escorregar — to lose one's traction
• Portuguese: derrapar — to lose one's traction
• Portuguese: deslizar — to lose one's traction
• Romanian: aluneca — to lose one's traction
• Russian: поска́льзываться (poskálʹzyvatʹsja) — to lose one's traction
• Russian: поскользну́ться (poskolʹznútʹsja) — to lose one's traction
• Sardinian: lassinare — to lose one's traction
• Sindhi: تِرڪَڻُ (tirkaṇu) — to lose one's traction
• Slovak: pokĺznuť sa — to lose one's traction
• Spanish: deslizarse — to lose one's traction
• Spanish: resbalar — to lose one's traction
• Spanish: deleznarse — to lose one's traction
• Spanish: esbarar — to lose one's traction
• Spanish: esbararse — to lose one's traction
• Spanish: esvarar — to lose one's traction
• Spanish: esvararse — to lose one's traction
• Spanish: resbalarse — to lose one's traction
• Spanish: esguilarse — to lose one's traction
• Swedish: halka — to lose one's traction
• Swedish: slinta — to lose one's traction
• Tagalog: dumulas — to lose one's traction
• Tamil: வழுக்கு (vaḻukku) — to lose one's traction
• Telugu: జారు (jāru) — to lose one's traction
• Thai: ไถล (tà-lǎi) — to lose one's traction
• Thai: ลื่น (lʉ̂ʉn) — to lose one's traction
• Ukrainian: ско́взатися (skóvzatysja) — to lose one's traction
• Ukrainian: посковзну́тися (poskovznútysja) — to lose one's traction
• Ukrainian: підсковзну́тися (pidskovznútysja) — to lose one's traction
• Ukrainian: підковзну́тися (pidkovznútysja) — to lose one's traction
• Ukrainian: поковзну́тися (pokovznútysja) — to lose one's traction
• Ukrainian: послизну́тися (poslyznútysja) — to lose one's traction
• Ukrainian: ослизну́тися (oslyznútysja) — to lose one's traction
• Vietnamese: trượt — to lose one's traction
• ǃXóõ: ǂqába kâ — to lose one's traction
• Aramaic: ܫܪܲܥ (šəraʕ) — to err
• Bulgarian: греша (greša) — to err
• Dutch: falen — to err
• Esperanto: erari — to err
• Esperanto: fuŝi — to err
• Esperanto: misi — to err
• Finnish: lipsahtaa — to err
• Finnish: lipsua — to err
• Finnish: langeta — to err
• French: se tromper — to err
• French: faire erreur — to err
• German: sich im Ton vergreifen — to err
• Greek: κάνω σφάλμα (káno sfálma) — to err
• Italian: errare — to err
• Italian: sbagliare — to err
• Māori: hiki — to err
• Russian: ошиба́ться (ošibátʹsja) — to err
• Russian: ошиби́ться (ošibítʹsja) — to err
• Spanish: tropezar — to err
• Swedish: slinta — to err
• Swedish: fela — to err
• Telugu: పొరబడు (porabaḍu) — to err
• Ukrainian: помиля́тися (pomyljátysja) — to err
• Ukrainian: помили́тися (pomylýtysja) — to err
• Bulgarian: издавам (izdavam) — to give up a secret by mistake
• Finnish: lipsauttaa — to give up a secret by mistake
• German: herausrutschen — to give up a secret by mistake
• German: entschlüpfen — to give up a secret by mistake
• Romanian: se scăpa — to give up a secret by mistake
• Thai: พลั้งปาก — to give up a secret by mistake
• Thai: หลุดปาก (lùt-bpàak) — to give up a secret by mistake
• Bulgarian: изплъзвам се (izplǎzvam se) — to move out of place
• Finnish: lipsua — to move out of place
• German: herausrutschen — to move out of place
• Māori: horopū — to move out of place
• Māori: horo — to move out of place
• Māori: mahuhu — to move out of place
• Thai: หลุดออก — to move out of place
• Bulgarian: пъхвам (pǎhvam) — to pass
• Finnish: sujauttaa — to pass
• French: faire passer — to pass
• German: zustecken — to pass
• German: zuschieben — to pass
• Italian: scivolare — to pass
• Italian: far passare — to pass
• Romanian: strecura — to pass
• Bulgarian: минавам (minavam) — to move quickly
• Finnish: livahtaa — to move quickly
• German: schlüpfen — to move quickly
• Hungarian: lopakodik — to move quickly
• Hungarian: oson — to move quickly
• Hungarian: settenkedik — to move quickly
• Hungarian: surran — to move quickly
• Irish: sleamhnaigh — to move quickly
• Italian: sgusciare — to move quickly
• Italian: sfuggire — to move quickly
• Italian: scivolare — to move quickly
• Kabuverdianu: futi — to move quickly
• Romanian: se strecura — to move quickly
• Welsh: llithro — to move quickly
• Bulgarian: избягвам (izbjagvam) — to quickly and invisibly depart, to escape
• Finnish: livahtaa — to quickly and invisibly depart, to escape
• German: entschlüpfen — to quickly and invisibly depart, to escape
• German: entfleuchen — to quickly and invisibly depart, to escape
• German: entweichen — to quickly and invisibly depart, to escape
• Māori: paheno — to quickly and invisibly depart, to escape
• Māori: kaheko — to quickly and invisibly depart, to escape
• Swedish: smita — to quickly and invisibly depart, to escape
• Czech: zhoršit — to worsen
• Finnish: lipsua — to worsen
• French: empirer — to worsen
• German: den Bach runtergehen — to worsen
• German: bergab gehen — to worsen
• German: abrutschen — to worsen
• Italian: calare — to worsen
• Italian: peggiorare — to worsen
• Italian: crollare — to worsen
• Māori: paheke — to worsen
• Māori: tupuheke — to worsen
• Romanian: o lua la vale — to worsen