heffe

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

heffe

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of heffen

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian heva, hebba, heffa, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛfə/

Verb

heffe

1. to lift, to raise

   Synonym: heve

2. to levy

Inflection

Weak class 1
infinitive	heffe
3rd singular past	hefte
past participle	heft
infinitive	heffe
long infinitive	heffen
gerund	heffen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	hef	hefte
2nd singular	hefst	heftest
3rd singular	heft	hefte
plural	heffe	heften
imperative	hef
participles	heffend	heft

Derived terms

• hefbeam

Further reading

• “heffe”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011