verlof

Significat (anglès)

1. (neuter) furlough, leave of absence
2. (neuter) permission, authorization
3. (Belgium,neuter) vacation

Gènere

Neutre

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/vərˈlɔf/

Etimologia (anglès)

Probably from Middle Low German verlōf (“furlough, permission”) (possibly via or influenced by German Verlaub), from the verb verlōven (“to allow”), from Old Saxon far- + levian (“to give over, leave”).
Cognate with English furlough, Danish forlov, German Verlaub (“permission”).