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blaffen

blaffen

Dutch

Alternative forms

Verb

blaffen

  1. (intransitive) to bark, like a canine and certain others species
  2. (intransitive) to shout rudely etc.
  3. (intransitive) to grumble, notably said of a hungry stomach
  4. (intransitive) to utter pointless sounds, e.g. protest or argue in vain
Inflection
Inflection of blaffen (weak)
infinitive blaffen
past singular blafte
past participle geblaft
infinitive blaffen
gerund blaffen n
verbal noun
present tense past tense
1st person singular blaf blafte
2nd person sing. (jij) blaft blafte
2nd person sing. (u) blaft blafte
2nd person sing. (gij) blaft blafte
3rd person singular blaft blafte
plural blaffen blaften
subjunctive sing.1 blaffe blafte
subjunctive plur.1 blaffen blaften
imperative sing. blaf
imperative plur.1 blaft
participles blaffend geblaft
1) Archaic.
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • blaf
  • blaffer
  • blafhoest
  • blafkaak
  • blafs
  • geblaf
  • afblaffen
  • beblaffen
  • nablaffen
  • tegenblaffen
  • toeblaffen

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Noun

blaffen

  1. Plural form of blaf

German

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Middle Dutch blaffen, which has the earliest attestations. Compare modern Dutch blaffen. Ultimately pertaining to bellen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblafən/

Verb

blaffen (third-person singular simple present blafft, past tense blaffte, past participle geblafft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to bark briefly
  2. to speak or shout in an aggressive, rude manner

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • anblaffen