Neuter
verlof
- (neuter) furlough, leave of absence
- (neuter) permission, authorization
- (Belgium, neuter) vacation
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vərˈlɔf/
Etymology
In summary
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”).
Related words
snipperdag
vakantiedag
afmonstering
congé
doctoraal
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