keffen

Dutch

Etymology

Of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛ.fə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛfən

Verb

keffen

  1. To yap.

Inflection

Inflection of keffen (weak)
infinitive keffen
past singular kefte
past participle gekeft
infinitive keffen
gerund keffen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kefkefte
2nd person sing. (jij) keftkefte
2nd person sing. (u) keftkefte
2nd person sing. (gij) keftkefte
3rd person singular keftkefte
plural keffenkeften
subjunctive sing.1 keffekefte
subjunctive plur.1 keffenkeften
imperative sing. kef
imperative plur.1 keft
participles keffendgekeft
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

  • keffer

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kef

Maltese

Root
k-f-n
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَفَّنَ (kaffana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛf.fɛn/

Verb

keffen (imperfect jkeffen, past participle mkeffen, verbal noun tikfin)

  1. to shroud, wrap in a shroud
  2. (by extension or figurative) to wrap (entirely)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of keffen
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m keffint keffint keffen keffinna keffintu keffnu
f keffnet
imperfect m nkeffen tkeffen jkeffen nkeffnu tkeffnu jkeffnu
f tkeffen
imperative keffen keffnu
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