blaffen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɑfə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: blaf‧fen
• Rhymes: -ɑfən

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Alternative forms

• baffen
• beffen

Verb

blaffen

1. (intransitive) to bark, like a canine and certain others species
2. (intransitive) to shout rudely etc.
3. (intransitive) to grumble, notably said of a hungry stomach
4. (intransitive) to utter pointless sounds, e.g. protest or argue in vain

Inflection

Conjugation of blaffen (weak)
infinitive	blaffen
past singular	blafte
past participle	geblaft
infinitive	blaffen
gerund	blaffen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	blaf	blafte
2nd person sing. (jij)	blaft	blafte
2nd person sing. (u)	blaft	blafte
2nd person sing. (gij)	blaft	blafte
3rd person singular	blaft	blafte
plural	blaffen	blaften
subjunctive sing.1	blaffe	blafte
subjunctive plur.1	blaffen	blaften
imperative sing.	blaf
imperative plur.1	blaft
participles	blaffend	geblaft
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• bassen

Derived terms

• aanblaffen
• afblaffen
• beblaffen
• blaf
• blaffer
• blafhoest
• blafkaak
• blafs
• geblaf
• nablaffen
• tegenblaffen
• toeblaffen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: blaf

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

blaffen

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of blaf

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German

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Middle Dutch blaffen, which has the earliest attestations. Compare modern Dutch blaffen. Ultimately pertaining to bellen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblafən/
• Rhymes: -afn̩

• Audio:

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Verb

1. to bark briefly
2. to speak or shout in an aggressive, rude manner

Derived terms

• anblaffen
• Blaffer