cifal

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Volapük, ultimately from English chief.

Noun

cifal (plural cifals)

1. The leader of the Volapük artificial language movement, who typically decides on matters of grammar and vocabulary.

Anagrams

• Calif., calif

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Volapük

Etymology

From cif +‎ -al. The element cif derived from French chef and English chief.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃifal/

Noun

cifal (nominative plural cifals)

1. cifal, leader of the Volapük movement and the Volapük Academy (Kadäm Volapüka)

Declension

declension of cifal

	singular	plural
nominative	cifal	cifals
genitive	cifala	cifalas
dative	cifale	cifales
accusative	cifali	cifalis
vocative 1	o cifal!	o cifals!
predicative 2	cifalu	cifalus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only