vlam

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vlam, from Middle Dutch vlamme, from Old Dutch flamma, from Old French flamme, from Latin flamma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flam/

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Noun

vlam (plural vlamme, diminutive vlammetjie)

1. flame
2. (informal, metonymically) love interest, partner

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vlɑm/

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• Hyphenation: vlam
• Rhymes: -ɑm

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vlamme, from Old Dutch flamma, from Old French flamme, from Latin flamma.

Noun

vlam f (plural vlammen, diminutive vlammetje n)

1. flame

   Synonym: laai

2. (informal, metonymically) love interest, partner

Derived terms

• vlammenwerper
• vlamverdeler
• waakvlam

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vlam
• Negerhollands: vlam

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vlam

1. inflection of vlammen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative