verlof

Dutch

Etymology

Probably from Middle Low German verlōf (“furlough, permission”) (possibly via or influenced by German Verlaub), from the verb verlōven (“to allow”), from Old Saxon far- + levian (“to give over, leave”).

Cognate with English furlough, Danish forlov, German Verlaub (“permission”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vərˈlɔf/

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• Rhymes: -ɔf

Noun

verlof n (plural verloven, diminutive verlofje n)

1. furlough, leave of absence
2. permission, authorization
3. (Belgium) vacation

Synonyms

• (permission): toestemming

Derived terms

• bouwverlof
• ouderschapsverlof
• vaderschapsverlof
• zwangerschapsverlof

Descendants

• Negerhollands: verloov
• → Aukan: folofu
• → Caribbean Javanese: perlop, ferlof
• → Indonesian: perlop
  • → Petjo: perlop