hiflen

Volapük

Etymology

hi- +‎ flen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hiˈflen]

Noun

hiflen (nominative plural hiflens)

  1. (male) friend
    • 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 13:
      Fat obik ed olikan binoms hiflens.
      My father and yours are friends.

Declension

Declension of hiflen
singular plural
nominative hiflen hiflens
genitive hiflena hiflenas
dative hiflene hiflenes
accusative hifleni hiflenis
vocative 1 o hiflen! o hiflens!
predicative 2 hiflenu hiflenus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

See also