vlam
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch vlam, from Middle Dutch vlamme, from Old Dutch flamma, from Old French flamme, from Latin flamma.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vlam (plural vlamme, diminutive vlammetjie)
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch vlamme, from Old Dutch flamma, from Old French flamme, from Latin flamma.
Noun edit
vlam f (plural vlammen, diminutive vlammetje n)
- flame
- Synonym: laai
- (informal, metonymically) love interest, partner
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Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
vlam
- inflection of vlammen: