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Schleek
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb goh slecko, from lb gmw-pro *slikkō. Cognate with nl slak. The expected form would be lb Schleck (attested dialectally). The long vowel possibly through confluence with goh snagil, which would yield lb *Schneel and survives as such in parts of Moselle Franconian.
Pronunciation
lb [ʃleːk]
lb eːk 1
Noun
m Schleekchen
snail, slug
lb Gastropods