slafan

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Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German slāfen, from Old High German slāfan. Cognate with German schlafen, English sleep.

Verb

slafan

  1. (Tredici Comuni) to sleep

References

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *slāpan. Compare Old Saxon slāpan, Old English slǣpan. More at sleep.

Verb

slāfan

  1. to sleep

Conjugation

Conjugation of slāfan (strong class 7)
infinitive slāfan
indicative present past
1st person singular slāfu, slāfo sliaf
2nd person singular slāfis, slāfist sliafi
3rd person singular slāfit sliaf
1st person plural slāfem, slāfemēs sliafum, sliafumēs
2nd person plural slāfet sliafut
3rd person plural slāfant sliafun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular slāfe sliafi
2nd person singular slāfēs, slāfēst sliafīs, sliafīst
3rd person singular slāfe sliafi
1st person plural slāfēm, slāfemēs sliafīm, sliafīmēs
2nd person plural slāfēt sliafīt
3rd person plural slāfēn sliafīn
imperative present
singular slāf
plural slāfet
participle present past
slāfanti gislāfan

Descendants

Volapük

Noun

slafan (nominative plural slafans)

  1. A male or female slave.

Declension

declension of slafan
singular plural
nominative slafan slafans
genitive slafana slafanas
dative slafane slafanes
accusative slafani slafanis
vocative 1 o slafan! o slafans!
predicative 2 slafanu slafanus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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