liefde

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Meaning

love

Frequency

A1
Hyphenated as
lief‧de
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlif.də/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch lievede, from Old Dutch *lievitha, from Proto-West Germanic *liubiþu. Cognate with West Frisian leafde (“love”), German Low German Leevde, Leevd (“love”), German Liebde, Liebden (archaic form of address).

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