nift
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English nyfte, nift, nifte, from Old English nift (“niece, granddaughter”), from Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂. The male is neve. Doublet of niece.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈnɪft/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪft
Noun[edit]
nift (plural nifts)
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nift f (plural niften, diminutive nifje n)
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
nift
- Alternative form of nyfte (“niece”)
Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece, granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nift f
Declension[edit]
Declension of nift (strong ō-stem)
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Descendants[edit]
Old Norse[edit]
Noun[edit]
nift f
- Alternative spelling of nipt
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