neef
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch neef.
Pronunciation
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Noun
neef (plural neefs)
- nephew
- (male) cousin
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch nēve, from Old Dutch *nefo, nevo, from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eːf
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Noun
neef m (plural neven, diminutive neefje n)
- male cousin
- nephew
Derived terms
- achterneef
- volle neef (“male cousin”), used to disambiguate the meaning
Descendants
- Afrikaans: neef
- → Papiamentu: neefie (dated)
- → Sranan Tongo: neifo
- → West Frisian: neef
West Frisian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch neef.
Noun
neef c (plural neven, diminutive neefke)
- male cousin
- Coordinate term: nicht
- mosquito
Further reading
- “neef”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011