luifel
Dutch
Alternative forms
- luif, luifen
Etymology
From Middle Dutch loeyfe, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *laub (“leaf, foliage”), whence also loof.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlœy̯.fəl/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: lui‧fel
- Rhymes: -œy̯fəl
Noun
luifel f (plural luifels, diminutive luifeltje n)
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “luifel”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Further reading
- luifel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl