Luxembourgish

Noun

Laf m ‎(plural Leef)

1. run, race
2. (of events) course
3. (of a firearm) barrel
4. leg (of certain animals)

Related terms

• lafen

Etymology 2

From Old High German loup, from Proto-Germanic *laubą. Cognate with German Laub, English leaf, Dutch loof.

Noun

Laf n ‎(uncountable)

1. foliage, leaves

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑf

Adjective

laf ‎(comparative laffer, superlative lafst)

1. cowardly

   Maar de algemene regel is dat de man, "zwak of sterk" , volgens Kuyper "Koning in zijn huis" is en dat "Een man die zijn vrouw in huis 'de baas laat spelen' laf en onmannelijk is.— But the general rule is that the man, "weak or strong," according to Kuyper "is king of his house" and that "a man who lets his wife 'play the boss' is cowardly and unmanly."

Inflection

Derived terms

• lafheid
• lafaard

Anagrams

• afl.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːv/
• Rhymes: -aːv

Noun

laf n ‎(genitive singular lafs, nominative plural löf)

1. lap, skirt (of a coat)

Declension

Anagrams

• afl

Lojban

Rafsi

laf

1. rafsi of lafti.

Old English

Noun

lāf f ‎(nominative plural lāfe)

1. leavings, remains
2. legacy
3. heirloom

Descendants

• English: lave

Volapük

Noun

laf ‎(plural lafs)

1. half

Declension