-if

-if

See also: if and IF

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French, from Latin -īvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /if/

Suffix

-if (feminine singular -ive, masculine plural -ifs, feminine plural -ives)

1. -ive; used in forming adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities.

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:French_words_suffixed_with_-if' title='Category:French words suffixed with -if'>French words suffixed with -if</a>

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German

Suffix

-if

1. Dated alternative form of -iv

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Middle English

Suffix

-if

1. Alternative form of -yf

References

• “-i(e, (suf.5)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.
• “-if, -ive (suf.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.

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Middle French

Etymology

From Latin -ivus.

Suffix

-if

1. -ive

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin -ivus.

Suffix

-if

1. -ive

Descendants

• Middle French: -if
  • French: -if
• Middle English: -yf
  • English: -ive, -iff, -y