"leef" meaning in Afrikaans

See leef in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /lɪə̯f/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-leef.wav Forms: leef [present], lewende [participle, present], geleef [participle, past]
Etymology: From Dutch leven, from Middle Dutch leven, from Old Dutch *livon, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|leven}} Dutch leven, {{inh|af|dum|leven}} Middle Dutch leven, {{inh|af|odt|*livon}} Old Dutch *livon, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*libjaną}} Proto-Germanic *libjaną Head templates: {{af-verb|lewende}} leef (present leef, present participle lewende, past participle geleef)
  1. to live Synonyms: lewe
    Sense id: en-leef-af-verb-ipZlC7B7 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for leef meaning in Afrikaans (1.6kB)

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        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
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