-yf
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus.
Alternative forms
- -if, -yfe, -ife, -yve, -ive, -ef, -y, -i, -ye, -ie, -e
Suffix
-yf
- A suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and nouns.
Derived terms
Adjectives and adverbs formed with -yf
- abstractif
- caitif
- hastyf
- massif
Nouns formed with -yf
- baillif
- caitif
Descendants
- English: -ive, -iff, -y
References
- “-i(e, suf.(5).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.
Suffix
-yf
- Alternative form of -y
Suffix
-yf
- Alternative form of -ie