liflaffen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Reduplicative.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪfˌlɑ.fə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: lif‧laf‧fen

Verb

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liflaffen

  1. (dated, now chiefly Belgium) to grovel, to fawn, to flatter
  2. (obsolete, derogatory) to caress, to fondle

Conjugation

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Conjugation of liflaffen (weak)
infinitive liflaffen
past singular liflafte
past participle geliflaft
infinitive liflaffen
gerund liflaffen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular liflaf liflafte
2nd person sing. (jij) liflaft, liflaf2 liflafte
2nd person sing. (u) liflaft liflafte
2nd person sing. (gij) liflaft liflafte
3rd person singular liflaft liflafte
plural liflaffen liflaften
subjunctive sing.1 liflaffe liflafte
subjunctive plur.1 liflaffen liflaften
imperative sing. liflaf
imperative plur.1 liflaft
participles liflaffend geliflaft
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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