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Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch lijf, from Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /lɛi̯f/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: lijf
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯f

Noun edit

lijf n (plural lijven, diminutive lijfje n)

  1. A body.
    Synonym: lichaam
  2. A corsage.
  3. (algebra, in the Netherlands) A field.
  4. (algebra, in Belgium) A division ring.

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Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: lyf
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: lifu
  • Negerhollands: lief, lif, lijf

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb.

Noun edit

lijf n

  1. body
  2. life (being alive)
  3. life (course of life)
  4. life force

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Noun edit

lijf

  1. Alternative spelling of lyf