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)

  1. (obsolete) Niece.

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nift f (plural niften, diminutive nifje n)

  1. (Holland) Obsolete form of nicht.

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

nift

  1. 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

  1. niece
  2. granddaughter
  3. stepdaughter

Declension[edit]

Declension of nift (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative nift nifta, nifte
accusative nifte nifta, nifte
genitive nifte nifta
dative nifte niftum

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Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: nyfte, nift, nifte
    • English: nift (obsolete)

Old Norse[edit]

Noun[edit]

nift f

  1. Alternative spelling of nipt
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