-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

Nouns formed with -yf

baillif
caitif

Descendants

English: -iff, -ive, -y

References

“-i(e, (suf.5)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.

Etymology 2

Suffix

-yf

Alternative form of -y

References

“-i, (suf.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.
“-i(e, (suf.2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.

Etymology 3

Suffix

-yf

Alternative form of -ie

References

“-i(e, (suf.4)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.

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