lijf

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Dutch[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch lijf, from Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lɛi̯f/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: lijf
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯f

Noun[edit]

lijf n (plural lijven, diminutive lijfje n)

  1. A body.
    Synonym: lichaam
  2. A corsage.
  3. (algebra, in the Netherlands) A field.
  4. (algebra, in Belgium) A division ring.

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Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: lyf
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: lifu
  • Negerhollands: lief, lif, lijf

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb.

Noun[edit]

lijf n

  1. body
  2. life (being alive)
  3. life (course of life)
  4. life force

Inflection[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

lijf

  1. Alternative spelling of lyf
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