nift

English

Etymology

From Middle English nyfte, nift, nifte, from Old English nift (“niece, granddaughter”), from Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece”), from Proto-Indo-European *nepoter-, *nepoder-, *nepo- (“grandchild, sister's son”), confer *népōts. Cognate with West Frisian nift and nicht (“cousin”), Dutch nicht (“niece, cousin”), Low German Nijcht (“niece, cousin”), German Nichte (“niece”). Compare neve. More at niece.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɪft/
Rhymes: -ɪft

Noun

nift (plural nifts)

(obsolete) Niece.

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɪft/

Noun

nift f (plural niften, diminutive nifje n)

(Holland) Obsolete form of nicht.

Middle English

Noun

nift

Alternative form of nyfte (“niece”)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece, granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *nepot- (“grandchild, sister's son”), cf. *népōts. Cognate with Old Frisian nift (“niece, young girl”), Old High German nift (“niece, granddaughter”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nift/

Noun

nift f

niece
granddaughter
stepdaughter

Declension

Declension of nift (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	nift	nifta, nifte
accusative	nifte	nifta, nifte
genitive	nifte	nifta
dative	nifte	niftum

Synonyms

nefene

Derived terms

ġenift

Descendants

Middle English: nyfte, nifte
- English: nift