lijfeigen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From lijf (body) +‎ eigen (own, self).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛi̯fˌɛi̯.ɣən/
  • Hyphenation: lijf‧ei‧gen

Adjective

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lijfeigen (comparative lijfeigener, superlative lijfeigenst)

  1. serfish, whose very bodily person is legally owned by a master
    Synonym: horig

Declension

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Declension of lijfeigen
uninflected lijfeigen
inflected lijfeigen
comparative lijfeigener
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial lijfeigen lijfeigener het lijfeigenst
het lijfeigenste
indefinite m./f. sing. lijfeigen lijfeigener lijfeigenste
n. sing. lijfeigen lijfeigener lijfeigenste
plural lijfeigen lijfeigener lijfeigenste
definite lijfeigen lijfeigener lijfeigenste
partitive lijfeigens lijfeigeners

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Noun

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lijfeigen m (plural lijfeigenen, diminutive lijfeigentje n)

  1. Obsolete form of lijfeigene (serf whose body is legally owned by a master).