Verlaub

German

Etymology

Derived from verlauben (probably on the model of Middle Low German verlōf), a northern variant of erlauben. Compare Dutch verlof, whence also English furlough.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯p/

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• Rhymes: -aʊ̯p

Noun

Verlaub m (strong, genitive Verlaubs, no plural)

1. (archaic, except in the idiom below) permission
2. (obsolete) permission to leave: furlough or safe passage

Declension

Declension of Verlaub [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Verlaub
genitive	eines	des	Verlaubs
dative	einem	dem	Verlaub
accusative	einen	den	Verlaub

Derived terms

• mit Verlaub

Further reading

• “Verlaub” in Duden online