-if

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See also: if and IF

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French -if, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /if/

Suffix[edit]

-if (feminine -ive, masculine plural -ifs, feminine plural -ives)

-ive; forms adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities

Derived terms[edit]

French terms suffixed with -if

Descendants[edit]

→ Dutch: -ief
- Afrikaans: -ief
- → Indonesian: -if
→ German: -iv
→ Norwegian Bokmål: -iv
→ Turkish: -if

German[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-if

(dated) Alternative form of -iv

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from English -ive.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /-if/
Hyphenation: -if

Suffix[edit]

-if

-ive.
pasif ― passive

normatif ― normative

agresif ― aggressive

Derived terms[edit]

Malay terms suffixed with -if

Middle English[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-if

Alternative form of -yf

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin -ivus.

Suffix[edit]

-if

-ive

Descendants[edit]

French: -if
- → Dutch: -ief
  - Afrikaans: -ief
  - → Indonesian: -if
- → German: -iv
- → Norwegian Bokmål: -iv
- → Turkish: -if

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin -ivus.

Suffix[edit]

-if

-ive

Descendants[edit]

→ Middle English: -yf, -if, -yfe, -ife, -yve, -ive, -ef, -y, -i, -ye, -ie, -e
- English: -ive, -iff, -y
Middle French: -if
- French: -if
  - → Dutch: -ief
    - Afrikaans: -ief
    - → Indonesian: -if
  - → German: -iv
  - → Norwegian Bokmål: -iv
  - → Turkish: -if

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