keffen

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Dutch

Etymology

Of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛ.fə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛfən

Verb

keffen

  1. To yap.

Inflection

Conjugation of keffen (weak)
infinitive keffen
past singular kefte
past participle gekeft
infinitive keffen
gerund keffen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kef kefte
2nd person sing. (jij) keft, kef2 kefte
2nd person sing. (u) keft kefte
2nd person sing. (gij) keft kefte
3rd person singular keft kefte
plural keffen keften
subjunctive sing.1 keffe kefte
subjunctive plur.1 keffen keften
imperative sing. kef
imperative plur.1 keft
participles keffend gekeft
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kef

Maltese

Root
k-f-n
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَفَّنَ (kaffana).

Pronunciation

Verb

keffen (imperfect jkeffen, past participle mkeffen, verbal noun tikfin)

  1. to shroud, wrap in a shroud
  2. (by extension or figurative) to wrap (entirely)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of keffen
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m keffint keffint keffen keffinna keffintu keffnu
f keffnet
imperfect m nkeffen tkeffen jkeffen nkeffnu tkeffnu jkeffnu
f tkeffen
imperative keffen keffnu