"liflaf" meaning in Dutch

See liflaf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɪf.lɑf/ Audio: Nl-liflaf.ogg
Etymology: From liflaffen (“to grovel, to flatter”), a reduplicative root. 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: From liflaffen (“to grovel, to flatter”), a reduplicative root. Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|liflafje}} 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 entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch apophonic reduplications: 13 29 58 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 7 15 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: liflafje

Inflected forms

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