lijf

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lijf, from Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɛi̯f/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: lijf
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯f

Noun

lijf n (plural lijven, diminutive lijfje n)

  1. A body.
    Synonym: lichaam
    Hyponyms: kadaver, kreng, lijk
  2. A corsage.
  3. (algebra, in the Netherlands) A field.
  4. (algebra, in Belgium) A division ring.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: lyf
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: lifu
  • Negerhollands: lief, lif, lijf

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb.

Noun

lijf n

  1. body
  2. life (being alive)
  3. life (course of life)
  4. life force

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading
  • “lijf”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lijf”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Noun

lijf

  1. Alternative spelling of lyf
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