sejf

See also: śejf

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English safe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛjf]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

sejf m inan (related adjective sejfový)

1. safe

   Synonym: trezor

Declension

Declension of sejf (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	sejf	sejfy
genitive	sejfu	sejfů
dative	sejfu	sejfům
accusative	sejf	sejfy
vocative	sejfe	sejfy
locative	sejfu	sejfech
instrumental	sejfem	sejfy

Further reading

• “sejf”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “sejf”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “sejf”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛjf/

Etymology 1

From Arabic سَيْف (sayf).

Noun

sejf m (plural sjuf or swejjef or sejfijiet, diminutive swejjef)

1. dagger (short sword)

   Synonym: stallett

2. sword (in general)

   Synonym: xabla

Derived terms

• qalb minfuda b’sejf in-niket

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English safe.

Noun

sejf m (plural sejfijiet or sejfs)

1. safe (box for valuables)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English safe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛjf/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛjf
• Syllabification: sejf

Noun

sejf m inan

1. lockbox, safe, strongbox (a box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping)

   Synonyms: kasa pancerna, szafa pancerna

Declension

Declension of sejf

	singular	plural
nominative	sejf	sejfy
genitive	sejfu	sejfów
dative	sejfowi	sejfom
accusative	sejf	sejfy
instrumental	sejfem	sejfami
locative	sejfie	sejfach
vocative	sejfie	sejfy

Derived terms

adjective

• sejfowy

 

Further reading

• sejf in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• sejf in Polish dictionaries at PWN