hyf

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

hȳfe

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *hūfi.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /xyːf/, [hyːf]

Noun[edit]

hȳf f

beehive

Declension[edit]

Declension of hyf (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hȳf	hȳfa, hȳfe
accusative	hȳfe	hȳfa, hȳfe
genitive	hȳfe	hȳfa
dative	hȳfe	hȳfum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: hyve, heve, hive, huive, huyve, hyfe, hyffe; hufe
- English: hive
- Scots: hyve
- Yola: heeve

Swedish[edit]

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hyf

hyf

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ὑφή (huphḗ, “web”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /hyːf/

Noun[edit]

hyf c

(botany) hypha

Declension[edit]

Declension of hyf
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hyf	hyfen	hyfer	hyferna
Genitive	hyfs	hyfens	hyfers	hyfernas

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