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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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lijf n (plural lijven, diminutive lijfje n)

  1. a body
    Synonym: lichaam
    Hyponyms: kadaver, kreng, lijk
  2. a corsage
  3. (algebra, in the Netherlands) a field
  4. (algebra, in Belgium) a division ring

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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

Noun

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lijf n

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

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Middle English

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Noun

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lijf

  1. Alternative spelling of lyf