gaaf

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gāve, from Proto-Germanic *gēbiz, cognate with Old Norse gæfr (“comfortable”), Danish gæv. Derived from the verb *gebaną (“to give”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣaːf/
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  • Hyphenation: gaaf
  • Rhymes: -aːf

Adjective

gaaf (comparative gaver, superlative gaafst)

  1. whole, complete, not injured
  2. smooth
  3. (informal) cool, awesome
    De politicus vindt Nederland een gaaf land. ― The politician thinks the Netherlands is an awesome country.

Declension

Declension of gaaf
uninflected gaaf
inflected gave
comparative gaver
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial gaaf gaver het gaafst
het gaafste
indefinite m./f. sing. gave gavere gaafste
n. sing. gaaf gaver gaafste
plural gave gavere gaafste
definite gave gavere gaafste
partitive gaafs gavers —

Anagrams

Somali

Noun

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  1. A Somali wedding celebration where the groom and bride are brought to their new dwelling.
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