stif
Appearance
See also: stif-
Cornish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [stiːf]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [stiːf]
Noun
[edit]stif m (plural stifow)
- A jet, squirt; a stream of fluid or gas
- (aviation) A jet plane; Type of airplane propelled by jet engines instead of propellers
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
- Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 173
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English stīf, from Proto-West Germanic *stīf. The variant with a short vowel is probably from the comparative.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]stif (comparative stiffer, superlative stiffeste)
- Stiff, firm, hard; difficult to move or manipulate.
- Strong, fixed, hardy well-built; constructed as to last.
- Having strong resolve; unyielding or strong-minded.
- Daring, audacious, valiant, boastful.
- Having great strength, might or ability; mightful.
- Having great force or potence; forceful.
- Bloody, injurious, wounding; causing injury or challenge.
- (rare) Runny; having a high viscosity.
- (rare) Rough; not smooth to the touch.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “stif, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-27.
Adverb
[edit]stif (plural and weak singular stiffer, comparative stiffest)
- Stiffly, firmly, unmoveably; in a way that is difficult to move or manipulate.
- With strong resolve; unyieldingly or strong-mindedly.
- Bloodily, injuriously, woundingly; in a way causing injury or challenge.
- (rare) Daringly, bravely, forcefully, totally.
References
[edit]- “stif, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-27.
North Frisian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Frisian stīf.
Adjective
[edit]stif (comparative (Föhr-Amrum) stiiwer or (Mooring) stiwer, superlative stifst)
Inflection
[edit]masculine | feminine / neuter |
plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |||
positive | ||||
predicative / adverbial | stif | |||
attributive | stiiwen | stif | stif | |
independent | stiiwen | |||
partitive | stifs | — | ||
comparative | ||||
predicative / adverbial | stiiwer | |||
attributive | stiiweren | stiiwer | stiiwer | |
independent | stiiweren | |||
partitive | stiiwers | — | ||
superlative | ||||
predicative / adverbial | am stifsten | |||
attributive | — | stifst | stifst | |
independent | stifsten |
Inflection of stif (Mooring dialect)
masculine | feminine / neuter |
plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |||
positive | ||||
predicative / adverbial | stif | |||
attributive / independent | stiwen | stiwe | stiw | stiwe |
partitive | stifs | — | ||
comparative | ||||
predicative / adverbial | stiwer | |||
attributive / independent | stiweren | stiwere | stiwer | stiwere |
partitive | stiwers | — | ||
superlative | ||||
predicative / adverbial | am stifsten | |||
attributive / independent | — | stifste | stifst | stifste |
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *stīf.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]stīf
Declension
[edit]Declension of stīf — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | stīf | stīf | stīf |
Accusative | stīfne | stīfe | stīf |
Genitive | stīfes | stīfre | stīfes |
Dative | stīfum | stīfre | stīfum |
Instrumental | stīfe | stīfre | stīfe |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | stīfe | stīfa, stīfe | stīf |
Accusative | stīfe | stīfa, stīfe | stīf |
Genitive | stīfra | stīfra | stīfra |
Dative | stīfum | stīfum | stīfum |
Instrumental | stīfum | stīfum | stīfum |
Declension of stīf — Weak
Descendants
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- North Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian
- North Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
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- Old English lemmas
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