lief – Dutch noun declension

Noun: lief
Gender: Neuter Hyphenation:

Sg.	lief
Pl.	lieven

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like lief

stoomlocomotief, schuif, schijf, scherf, schelf, oorlogsverf, bedrijf, bootgraf, keurslijf, optatief, steppekiekendief, citroenschijf, boeggolf, privébrief, offensief, woonerf, waterverf, waterwolf, accusatief, zwaartekrachtsgolf, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lief, from Old Dutch *liof, from Proto-West Germanic *leub, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-.

Verbs referencing "lief"

English Nouns love.

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