"liflaf" meaning in Dutch

See liflaf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɪf.lɑf/ Audio: Nl-liflaf.ogg
Etymology: Deverbal from liflaffen (“to grovel, to flatter”), a reduplicative root. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|nl|liflaffen||to grovel, to flatter}} Deverbal from liflaffen (“to grovel, to flatter”) Head templates: {{nl-adj|liflaffer}} liflaf (comparative liflaffer, superlative liflafst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|liflaffe}} Forms: liflaffer [comparative], liflafst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], liflaf [adverbial, positive, predicative], liflaffer [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het liflafst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het liflafste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], liflaffe [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], liflaffere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], liflafste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], liflaf [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], liflaffer [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], liflafste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], liflaffe [indefinite, plural, positive], liflaffere [comparative, indefinite, plural], liflafste [indefinite, plural, superlative], liflaffe [definite, positive], liflaffere [comparative, definite], liflafste [definite, superlative], liflafs [partitive, positive], liflaffers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. (obsolete) insipid, tasteless Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-liflaf-nl-adj-92yEsUa2

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪf.lɑf/ Audio: Nl-liflaf.ogg Forms: liflaffen [plural], liflafje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Deverbal from liflaffen (“to grovel, to flatter”), a reduplicative root. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|nl|liflaffen||to grovel, to flatter}} Deverbal from liflaffen (“to grovel, to flatter”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+}} liflaf m (plural liflaffen, diminutive liflafje n)
  1. insipid food Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-liflaf-nl-noun-VQU36LEd
  2. insipid text(s), bland writing Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-liflaf-nl-noun-ohkLRJVD Categories (other): Dutch apophonic reduplications, Dutch deverbals, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch apophonic reduplications: 17 25 58 Disambiguation of Dutch deverbals: 0 31 69 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 17 23 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: liflafje

Inflected forms

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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Nl-liflaf.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "liflaf"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Dutch dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-16 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (d6fca27 and 65e1673). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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