hiflen

Volapük

Etymology

hi- +‎ flen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hiˈflen]

Noun

hiflen (nominative plural hiflens)

1. (male) friend
   • 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 13:

     Fat obik ed olikan binoms hiflens.

     My father and yours are friends.

Declension

Declension of hiflen

	singular	plural
nominative	hiflen	hiflens
genitive	hiflena	hiflenas
dative	hiflene	hiflenes
accusative	hifleni	hiflenis
vocative 1	o hiflen!	o hiflens!
predicative 2	hiflenu	hiflenus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only

See also

• flen
• jiflen