stef

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɛːv/
• Rhymes: -ɛːv

Noun

stef n (genitive singular stefs, nominative plural stef)

1. (music) refrain, burden
2. (music) motif, theme

Declension

Declension of stef (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stef	stefið	stef	stefin
accusative	stef	stefið	stef	stefin
dative	stefi	stefinu	stefjum	stefjunum
genitive	stefs	stefsins	stefja	stefjanna

Middle English

Noun

stef

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of staf

Old Frisian

Ēn stef.

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stab. Cognates include Old English stæf and Old Saxon staf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstef/, [ˈstæf]

Noun

stef m

1. staff, rod

Descendants

• Saterland Frisian: Stäf