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Etymology edit

From Yiddish תּיפֿלה (tifle) + אמונה (emune).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌtoː.fə.ləˈmoːn/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: to‧fe‧le‧moon
  • Rhymes: -oːn

Noun edit

tofelemoon m (plural tofelemonen, diminutive tofelemoontje n)

  1. (Netherlands, derogatory, slang) Roman Catholic

Adjective edit

tofelemoon (not comparable)

  1. (Netherlands, derogatory, slang) Roman Catholic

Inflection edit

Inflection of tofelemoon
uninflected tofelemoon
inflected tofelemone
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial tofelemoon
indefinite m./f. sing. tofelemone
n. sing. tofelemoon
plural tofelemone
definite tofelemone
partitive tofelemoons

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