vlam

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vlam, from Middle Dutch vlamme, from Old Dutch flamma, from Old French flamme, from Latin flamma.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /flam/
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Noun

vlam (plural vlamme, diminutive vlammetjie)

  1. flame
  2. (informal, metonymically) love interest, partner

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vlɑm/
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  • Hyphenation: vlam
  • Rhymes: -ɑm

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vlamme, from Old Dutch flamma, from Old French flamme, from Latin flamma.

Noun

vlam f (plural vlammen, diminutive vlammetje n)

  1. flame
    Synonym: laai
  2. (informal, metonymically) love interest, partner
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: vlam
  • Negerhollands: vlam

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vlam

  1. inflection of vlammen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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