hyf

Old English

Alternative forms

• hȳfe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hūfi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xyːf/, [hyːf]

Noun

hȳf f

1. beehive

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hȳf	hȳfa, hȳfe
accusative	hȳfe	hȳfa, hȳfe
genitive	hȳfe	hȳfa
dative	hȳfe	hȳfum

Descendants

• Middle English: hyve, heve, hive, huive, huyve, hyfe, hyffe, hufe (Early Middle English)
  • English: hive
  • Scots: hyve
  • Yola: heeve

Swedish

hyf

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑφή (huphḗ, “web”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hyːf/

Noun

hyf c

1. (botany) hypha

Declension

Declension of hyf

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hyf	hyfs
	definite	hyfen	hyfens
plural	indefinite	hyfer	hyfers
	definite	hyferna	hyfernas