wijf

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wijf, from Old Dutch wīf, from Proto-Germanic *wībą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɛi̯f/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: wijf
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯f

Noun

wijf n (plural wijven, diminutive wijfje n)

  1. (often derogatory) woman, potentially being as pejorative as bitch
    (Brabantian) Da stom wijf ij me gu lige gat!
    That bitch really took advantage of me!
  2. (often derogatory) babe, broad

Usage notes

The diminutive of this word has an independent meaning (“female animal”). Colloquial diminutives (e.g. wijfie) often have a familiar meaning.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: wyf

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch wīf, from Proto-Germanic *wībą.

Noun

wijf n

  1. woman
  2. wife, married woman

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading


Middle English

Noun

wijf (plural *wijve)

  1. Alternative spelling of wif