laf

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Albanian[edit]

Noun[edit]

laf m

  1. Alternative form of llaf

References[edit]

  • Meyer, G. (1891) “ľaf”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 233

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch laf, from Proto-Germanic *laba-, from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).[1] Cognate with German laff (“slack, insipid”).

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • Rhymes: -ɑf

Adjective[edit]

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."

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of laf
uninflected laf
inflected laffe
comparative laffer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial laf laffer het lafst
het lafste
indefinite m./f. sing. laffe laffere lafste
n. sing. laf laffer lafste
plural laffe laffere lafste
definite laffe laffere lafste
partitive lafs laffers —

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Papiamentu: laf

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “laben”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 321

Anagrams[edit]

Gagauz[edit]

Noun[edit]

laf

  1. word

Derived terms[edit]

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Old Norse laf, from Proto-Germanic *lappa-, of uncertain origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).[1][2] If so, doublet of lafa.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

laf n (genitive singular lafs, nominative plural löf)

  1. lap, skirt (of a coat)

Declension[edit]

declension of laf
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative laf lafið löf löfin
accusative laf lafið löf löfin
dative lafi lafinu löfum löfunum
genitive lafs lafsins lafa lafanna

References[edit]

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “lap”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) “lapa”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Anagrams[edit]

Luxembourgish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

laf

  1. second-person singular imperative of lafen

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

laf

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of lof (“loaf, bread”)

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *laibu, from Proto-Germanic *laibō. More at lǣfan.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lāf f

  1. remains, remainder, left
    • c. 1011, "Byrhtferth's Manual", line 125
      Nu þǣr ys ān tō lāfe; gif þære Aprili.
      Now there is one left; give that April.
    • c. 971, Unknown, "The Blicking Homilies"
      ...forþon nū ġīt þrȳ dagas tō lāfe syndon þæt hīe hine willað ācwellan and him tō mete dōn.
      ...for three days yet remain, and then they will slay and eat him.
  2. legacy
  3. heirloom
  4. widow

Declension[edit]

Declension of laf (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative lāf lāfa, lāfe
accusative lāfe lāfa, lāfe
genitive lāfe lāfa
dative lāfe lāfum

Descendants[edit]

Old Frisian[edit]

Ēn lāf.

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *laub, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to break”). Cognates include Old English lēaf, Old Saxon lōf and Old Dutch lōf.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lāf n

  1. leaf

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish لاف (laf, “boast; chat”), from Persian لاف (lâf).

Noun[edit]

laf n (plural lafuri)

  1. twaddle

Declension[edit]

Declension of laf
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) laf laful (niște) lafuri lafurile
genitive/dative (unui) laf lafului (unor) lafuri lafurilor
vocative lafule lafurilor

Somali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo lafee and Rendille laf, Jiiddu lafi.[1]

Noun[edit]

laf ?

  1. bone

References[edit]

  1. ^ Salim Alio Ibro (1998) English-Jiddu-Somali Mini-Dictionary, Victoria, Australia: La Trobe University Language Center, →ISBN

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish لاف (laf, “boast; chat”), from Persian لاف (lâf).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

laf (definite accusative lafı, plural laflar)

  1. (idiomatic) word

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative laf
Definite accusative lafı
Singular Plural
Nominative laf laflar
Definite accusative lafı lafları
Dative lafa laflara
Locative lafta laflarda
Ablative laftan laflardan
Genitive lafın lafların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular lafım laflarım
2nd singular lafın lafların
3rd singular lafı lafları
1st plural lafımız laflarımız
2nd plural lafınız laflarınız
3rd plural lafları lafları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular lafımı laflarımı
2nd singular lafını laflarını
3rd singular lafını laflarını
1st plural lafımızı laflarımızı
2nd plural lafınızı laflarınızı
3rd plural laflarını laflarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular lafıma laflarıma
2nd singular lafına laflarına
3rd singular lafına laflarına
1st plural lafımıza laflarımıza
2nd plural lafınıza laflarınıza
3rd plural laflarına laflarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular lafımda laflarımda
2nd singular lafında laflarında
3rd singular lafında laflarında
1st plural lafımızda laflarımızda
2nd plural lafınızda laflarınızda
3rd plural laflarında laflarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular lafımdan laflarımdan
2nd singular lafından laflarından
3rd singular lafından laflarından
1st plural lafımızdan laflarımızdan
2nd plural lafınızdan laflarınızdan
3rd plural laflarından laflarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular lafımın laflarımın
2nd singular lafının laflarının
3rd singular lafının laflarının
1st plural lafımızın laflarımızın
2nd plural lafınızın laflarınızın
3rd plural laflarının laflarının

References[edit]

Volapük[edit]

Noun[edit]

laf (nominative plural lafs)

  1. half

Declension[edit]

declension of laf
singular plural
nominative laf lafs
genitive lafa lafas
dative lafe lafes
accusative lafi lafis
vocative 1 o laf! o lafs!
predicative 2 lafu lafus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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