slutt

English

Noun

slutt (plural slutts)

  1. Obsolete spelling of slut.

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slʉtː/, [ʃlʉtː]
  • Rhymes: -ʉtː
  • Hyphenation: slutt

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German slūt (“end, conclusion”), a deverbal noun formed from slūten (“to close, shut; conclude”), from Old Saxon slūtan (“to close, lock”), from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan (“to bolt, lock”), from Proto-Germanic *sleutaną (“to bolt, lock; shut, close”).

The further origin is uncertain. The Germanic verb has tentatively been connected with a metathesized s-mobile form of *kleh₂w- (“hook, peg, latch”), potentially relating it to Latin claudō (“to close”), but this connection is disputed.

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk slutt, Swedish slut and Danish slut, as well as Dutch slot (“lock; ending, conclusion”) and German Schluss (“end, conclusion”).

Noun

slutt m (definite singular slutten, indefinite plural slutter, definite plural sluttene)

  1. an end, ending, termination, conclusion; the point at which something ceases or is completed
    Filmen hadde en trist slutt. ― The film had a sad ending.
    Synonyms: avslutning, ende
    Antonyms: begynnelse, start
    ta slutt — to end, cease; to run out
    Krigen tok slutt. ― The war ended.
    Pengene tok slutt. ― The money ran out.
    få/gjøre (en) slutt på — to put an end to something; to cause something to cease
    De forsøkte å gjøre slutt på konflikten. ― They tried to put an end to the conflict.
    til (siste) slutt — until the very end; until the last possible moment
    til slutt — finally, eventually, ultimately; in the end
    Til slutt ble de enige. ― Eventually, they reached an agreement.
  2. the way in which a story, poem, performance, event, or similar work ends; an ending, conclusion
    Romanen har en overraskende slutt. ― The novel has a surprising ending.
    slutten på visa/visen (colloquial) — the final outcome; the end of the whole matter
  3. the final part or remaining portion of something; an end, remainder
    Hun spiste slutten av brødet. ― She ate the end of the loaf.
    Det skjedde mot slutten av året. ― It happened towards the end of the year.
  4. an endpiece; a component or section forming the end of something
Derived terms
  • sluttavtale (“termination agreement”)
  • sluttbruker (“end user”)
  • sluttdato (“end date”)
  • sluttfase (“final phase”)
  • sluttføre (“to complete, finalize”)
  • sluttoppgjør (“final settlement”)
  • sluttord (“closing words”)
  • sluttprodukt (“final product”)
  • sluttrapport (“final report”)
  • sluttresultat (“final result”)
  • sluttspill (“playoffs; endgame”)
  • sluttstrek (“final line; definitive end”)

Etymology 2

Adjectivization of the noun slutt (“end, ending”), originally in constructions expressing that something is “at an end”.

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk slutt, Danish slut and Swedish slut (“over, finished”).

Adjective

slutt (neuter singular slutt, definite singular and plural slutt)

  1. (predicative) over, finished, ended; having reached an end
    Nå er turen slutt. ― The trip is over now.
    Båndet er slutt. ― The tape has reached its end.
  2. (predicative) over or ended between people; no longer in a relationship or association
    Det er slutt mellom dem. ― Their relationship is over.
    gjøre det slutt — to end a romantic relationship; to break up
    Hun gjorde det slutt med kjæresten. ― She broke up with her partner.
Usage notes
  • The adjective slutt is indeclinable and is normally used predicatively.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

slutt

  1. imperative of slutte (“to stop, cease; end, finish; close; conclude, infer”)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German slut.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʂlʉtː/

Adjective

slutt (singular and plural slutt, comparative meir slutt, superlative mest slutt)

  1. over
    Nå er det slutt.
    It's over now.

Noun

slutt m (definite singular slutten, indefinite plural sluttar, definite plural sluttane)

  1. end

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Verb

slutt

  1. imperative of slutta

References

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