Verlaub

German

Etymology

Derived from verlauben, probably on the model of Middle Low German verlōf. Verlauben was a northern variant of erlauben, from Middle High German verlouben. Compare Dutch verlof, whence also English furlough.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯p/
Rhymes: -aʊ̯p

Noun

Verlaub m (genitive Verlaubs, no plural)

(archaic, except in the idiom below) permission
(obsolete) permission to leave: furlough or safe passage

Declension

Declension of Verlaub (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Verlaub
genitive	eines	des	Verlaubs
dative	einem	dem	Verlaub
accusative	einen	den	Verlaub

Derived terms

mit Verlaub