-yf
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus.
Alternative forms
Suffix
-yf
- A suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and nouns.
Derived terms
Adjectives and adverbs formed with -yf
Nouns formed with -yf
Descendants
References
- “-i(e, (suf.5)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.
Etymology 2
Suffix
-yf
- Alternative form of -y
References
- “-i, (suf.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.
- “-i(e, (suf.2)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.
Etymology 3
Suffix
-yf
- Alternative form of -ie
References
- “-i(e, (suf.4)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.