laf

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑf

Adjective

laf (comparative laffer, superlative lafst)

1. cowardly

   Maar de algemene regel is dat de man, "zwak of sterk" , volgens Kuyper "Koning in zijn huis" is en dat "Een man die zijn vrouw in huis 'de baas laat spelen' laf en onmannelijk is.^[1] — But the general rule is that the man, "weak or strong," according to Kuyper "is king of his house" and that "a man who lets his wife 'play the boss' is cowardly and unmanly."

Declension

Declension of laf

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		laf	laffer
neuter singular	indefinite	laf	laffer
	definite	laffe	laffere	lafste	lafst, lafste
common singular		laffe	laffere	lafste	lafste
plural		laffe	laffere	lafste	lafste
partitive		lafs	laffers

Derived terms

• lafheid
• lafaard

Anagrams

• afl.

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Lojban

Rafsi

laf

1. rafsi of lafti.

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Old English

Etymology

From leofan.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɑːf/

Noun

lāf f (nominative plural lāfe)

1. leavings, remains
2. legacy
3. heirloom

Descendants

• English: lave

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Volapük

Noun

laf (plural lafs)

1. half

Declension

declension of laf

	singular	plural
nominative	laf	lafs
genitive	lafa	lafas
dative	lafe	lafes
accusative	lafi	lafis
predicative	lafu	lafus
vocative	o laf!	o lafs!