bluffen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bluffen. Related to German verblüffen (“to stump, perplex”). Compare also English bluff, which may be borrowed from Dutch. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblʏ.fə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: bluf‧fen
• Rhymes: -ʏfən

Verb

bluffen

1. (intransitive) to bluff

Inflection

Conjugation of bluffen (weak)
infinitive	bluffen
past singular	blufte
past participle	gebluft
infinitive	bluffen
gerund	bluffen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bluf	blufte
2nd person sing. (jij)	bluft, bluf2	blufte
2nd person sing. (u)	bluft	blufte
2nd person sing. (gij)	bluft	blufte
3rd person singular	bluft	blufte
plural	bluffen	bluften
subjunctive sing.1	bluffe	blufte
subjunctive plur.1	bluffen	bluften
imperative sing.	bluf
imperative plur.1	bluft
participles	bluffend	gebluft
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• bluf
• bluffer
• bluf-SUV
• verbluffen

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German

Etymology

From English bluff. See the noun Bluff for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blœfən/

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Verb

bluffen

1. to bluff

Related terms

• Bluff

Further reading

• “bluffen” in Duden online

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Swedish

Noun

bluffen

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of bluff