laffe

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German laffan (“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic *lapōną, *lapjaną. Compare English lap, Icelandic lepja.

Verb

laffe

  1. (Uri, colloquial, informal) to drink quickly, gulp down, glug

References
  • “laffe” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co.

Dutch

Pronunciation
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Adjective

laffe

  1. Inflected form of laf

German

Adjective

laffe

  1. inflection of laff:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
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