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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lijf, from Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.
Pronunciation
Noun
lijf n (plural lijven, diminutive lijfje n)
- a body
- Synonym: lichaam
- Hyponyms: kadaver, kreng, lijk
- a corsage
- (algebra, in the Netherlands) a field
- (algebra, in Belgium) a division ring
Derived terms
Descendants
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb.
Noun
lijf n
- body
- life (being alive)
- life (course of life)
- life force
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
Middle English
Noun
lijf
- Alternative spelling of lyf