fif
See also: FIF, fìf, and fîf
Danish
Etymology
From German Pfiff (“whistling sound”).
Noun
fif n (singular definite fiffet, plural indefinite fif)
- trick (clever way of doing something that makes it easier to reach a goal)
- Synonyms: fidus, kneb, trick
French
Etymology
Clipping of fifille.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fif/
Audio (file) - (Quebec) IPA(key): [fɪf]
Noun
fif m (plural fifs)
- (Quebec, slang, derogatory) an effeminate male homosexual; poof; faggot
Related terms
- tapette
Further reading
- “fif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
North Frisian
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Cardinal : fif Ordinal : fifst | ||
Etymology
From Old Frisian fīf.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /fɪf/
Numeral
fif
- (Sylt) five
Old English
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Cardinal: fīf Ordinal: fīfta Multiplier: fīffeald |
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fimf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiːf/
Numeral
fīf
- five
Derived terms
- fīffeald
- fīftiġ
Related terms
- fīfta
Descendants
- Middle English: five, fife, fif, vif, fyve
- English: five
- Scots: five, fif, fife, fyve
- Yola: veeve
Old Frisian
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Cardinal : fif | ||
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fimf. Cognates include Old English fīf, Old Saxon fīf and Old Dutch vīf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfiːf/
Numeral
fīf
- five
Descendants
- North Frisian:
- Most dialects: fiiw
- Helgoland: fiuw
- Sylt: fif
- Saterland Frisian: fieuw
- West Frisian: fiif
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Old Saxon
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Cardinal : fif | ||
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fimf.
Numeral
fīf
- five
Descendants
- Middle Low German: vîf
- German Low German: fiev
- Plautdietsch: fief