Siff
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from versifft, from Syph, from Syphilis,[1] or directly from Syph.[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Siff m (strong, genitive Siffs, no plural)
- (colloquial) filth, dirt
- Synonym: Schmutz
- 2008, Joachim Moras, Hans Paeschke, Merkur, volume 62, page 182:
- Ein Radio plärrt durch die offene Tür. Arbeiterimbiss – ein Siff von Dosenravioli, Discountkäse, Drecksbier und Dönerpapieren. Überquellender Kippenfänger auf Sperrmülltisch, Sperrholzstühle und Do-it-yourself-Küchenschränke.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- (colloquial) nonsense, tosh
Declension[edit]
Declension of Siff [sg-only, masculine, strong]
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Further reading[edit]
- “Siff” in Duden online
Luxembourgish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German sif, from Old High German (*)sif, northern variant of sib, from Proto-West Germanic *sibi. Cognate with German Sieb, Dutch zeef, English sieve.
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