# laf
## Albanian
### Noun

laf m
* Alternative form of llaf

### References

* Meyer, G. (1891) “ľaf”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 233

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch laf, from Proto-Germanic *laba-, from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”). Cognate with German laff (“slack, insipid”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑf

### Adjective

laf (comparative laffer, superlative lafst)
* cowardly
    Maar de algemene regel is dat de man, "zwak of sterk", volgens Kuyper "Koning in zijn huis" is en dat "Een man die zijn vrouw in huis 'de baas laat spelen' laf en onmannelijk is. — But the general rule is that the man, "weak or strong," according to Kuyper "is king of his house" and that "a man who lets his wife 'play the boss' is cowardly and unmanly."

#### Derived terms

* lafaard
* lafbek
* lafheid
* lafjes
* lafweg

#### Descendants

* → Papiamentu: laf

### References

* ↑ Guus Kroonen (2013) “laben”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 321

### Anagrams

* afl.

## Gagauz
### Noun

laf
* word

#### Derived terms

* laflık

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse laf, from Proto-Germanic *lappa-, of uncertain origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”). If so, doublet of lafa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /laːv/
* Rhymes: -aːv

### Noun

laf n (genitive singular lafs, nominative plural löf)
* lap, skirt (of a coat)

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “lap”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
* ↑ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) “lapa”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

### Anagrams

* afl

## Luxembourgish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /laːf/

### Verb

laf
* second-person singular imperative of lafen

## Middle English
### Noun

laf
* (Early Middle English) Alternative form of lof (“loaf, bread”)

## Old English
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laibu, from Proto-Germanic *laibō. More at lǣfan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɑːf/

### Noun

lāf f
* remains, remainder, left
** c. 1011, Byrhtferth, Manual, line 125
    Nu þǣr ys ān tō lāfe; gif þære Aprili.Now there is one left; give that April.
** c. 971, Unknown, "The Blicking Homilies"
    ...forþon nū ġīt þrȳ dagas tō lāfe syndon þæt hīe hine willað ācwellan and him tō mete dōn....for three days yet remain, and then they will slay and eat him.
* legacy
* heirloom
* widow

#### Declension

Strong ō-stem:

#### Derived terms

* Anlāf
* Eċġlāf
* Dēorlāf
* Gūþlāf
* Wiglaf

#### Descendants

* Middle English: love, lave, leve, loove, lafe, læve, loave (Early Middle English)
** English: lave
** Scots: lave

## Old Frisian
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laub, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to break”). Cognates include Old English lēaf, Old Saxon lōf and Old Dutch lōf.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlaːf/

### Noun

lāf n
* leaf

#### Descendants

* West Frisian: leaf

#### References

* Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish لاف (laf, “boast; chat”), from Persian لاف (lâf).

### Noun

laf n (plural lafuri)
* twaddle

#### Declension
## Somali
### Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo lafee and Rendille laf, Jiiddu lafi.

### Noun

laf ?
* bone

### References

* ↑ Salim Alio Ibro (1998) English-Jiddu-Somali Mini-Dictionary, Victoria, Australia: La Trobe University Language Center, →ISBN

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish لاف (laf, “boast; chat”), from Persian لاف (lâf).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɑf/, /ɫɑf/

### Noun

laf (definite accusative lafı, plural laflar)
* word

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
laf
laflar
definite accusative
lafı
lafları
dative
lafa
laflara
locative
lafta
laflarda
ablative
laftan
laflardan
genitive
lafın
lafların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
lafım
laflarım
2nd singular
lafın
lafların
3rd singular
lafı
lafları
1st plural
lafımız
laflarımız
2nd plural
lafınız
laflarınız
3rd plural
lafları
lafları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
lafımı
laflarımı
2nd singular
lafını
laflarını
3rd singular
lafını
laflarını
1st plural
lafımızı
laflarımızı
2nd plural
lafınızı
laflarınızı
3rd plural
laflarını
laflarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
lafıma
laflarıma
2nd singular
lafına
laflarına
3rd singular
lafına
laflarına
1st plural
lafımıza
laflarımıza
2nd plural
lafınıza
laflarınıza
3rd plural
laflarına
laflarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
lafımda
laflarımda
2nd singular
lafında
laflarında
3rd singular
lafında
laflarında
1st plural
lafımızda
laflarımızda
2nd plural
lafınızda
laflarınızda
3rd plural
laflarında
laflarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
lafımdan
laflarımdan
2nd singular
lafından
laflarından
3rd singular
lafından
laflarından
1st plural
lafımızdan
laflarımızdan
2nd plural
lafınızdan
laflarınızdan
3rd plural
laflarından
laflarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
lafımın
laflarımın
2nd singular
lafının
laflarının
3rd singular
lafının
laflarının
1st plural
lafımızın
laflarımızın
2nd plural
lafınızın
laflarınızın
3rd plural
laflarının
laflarının :

### References

* “laf”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “laf”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
* Redhouse, James W. (1890) “لاف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1619

## Volapük
### Noun

laf (nominative plural lafs)
* half

#### Declension

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