vlam

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

• IPA^(key): /flam/

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vlam (plural vlamme, diminutive vlammetjie)

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

• IPA^(key): /vlɑm/

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• Hyphenation: vlam
• Rhymes: -ɑm

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

vlam f (plural vlammen, diminutive vlammetje n)

1. flame

   Synonym: laai

2. (informal, metonymic) love interest, partner

• vlammenwerper
• vlamverdeler
• waakvlam

• Afrikaans: vlam
• Negerhollands: vlam

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

vlam

1. inflection of vlammen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative